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Sep 01, 2015
Charlotte Urman, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Deadlines when silence means NO!


Charlotte Urman, Inlex IP Expertise, FranceThe old adage that “silence equals consent” is widely applicable in French Law, in particular for administrative purposes. Indeed, usually (even if so many exceptions exist) in case the French Administration does not reply to a request within a specific timing, the latter is deemed accepted. The prima facie target is to avoid length of proceeding, just because the Administration has not been able to give a quick positive reply. This was also the case for the French trademark Administration (INPI), until the last decree n°2015-511 dated  read more