CABINET CHAILLOT Industrial Property Attorneys in France Professional Representative before the EPO Professional Representative before the OHIM France: Colombes | La Roche-sur-Yon | Dijon   Français | Español SLOVENIA : LAW ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Chapter I : BASIC PRINCIPLES Article 1 : Scope of the Act Article 2 : National treatment Article 3 : Applications for the acquisition of industrial property rights Article 5 : The Office Article 6 : Decisions of the Office Article 8 : Secrecy and inspection of applications Article 9 : Fees Chapter II : PATENTS Section I : Patents and short-term patents Article 10 : Subject-matter of patent protection Article 11 : Exceptions to patent protection Article 12 : Novelty Article 13 : Non-prejudicial disclosures Article 14 : Inventive step Article 15 : Industrial application Article 16 : Subject-matter of short-term patent protection Article 17 : Secret inventions Article 18 : Rights conferred by a patent Article 19 : Limitation of rights conferred by a patent Article 20 : Right based on prior use Article 21 : Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a patent Article 22 : Term of a patent Article 23 : Term of a short-term patent Article 24 : Applicable law Article 25 : Filing of European patent applications Article 26 : Effects of a European patent application Article 27 : Effects of a European patent Article 28 : Authentic text of European patent applications or European patents Article 29 : Fees for European patents Article 30 : Conversion into a national patent application Article 31 : Simultaneous protection Section III : PCT patent applications Article 32 : Applications under the PCT Chapter III : INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS Section I : Industrial designs Article 33 : Subject-matter of industrial design protection Article 34 : Novelty and individual character Article 35 : Disclosure of a design Article 36 : Refusal of an industrial design Article 37 : Rights conferred by an industrial design Article 39 : Other forms of industrial design protection Article 40 : Term of an industrial design Section II : International deposit of industrial designs Article 41 : Requests under the Hague Agreement Chapter IV : MARKS Section I : Marks and collective marks Article 42 : Subject-matter of mark protection Article 43 : Absolute grounds for refusal Article 44 : Relative grounds for refusal Article 46 : Regulations governing use of a collective mark Article 47 : Rights conferred by a mark Article 48 : Limitation of rights conferred by a mark Article 49 : Limitation of rights conferred by a collective mark Article 50 : Exhaustion of rights conferred by a mark Article 51 : Reproduction of marks in dictionaries Article 52 : Term of a mark Section II : International registrations of marks Article 53 : Filing of requests with the Office Article 54 : Examination of international marks Chapter V : GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS Article 55 : Subject-matter of protection of registered geographical indications Article 56 : Grounds for refusal Article 57 : Protection against general use Article 58 : Rights conferred by a registered geographical indication Article 59 : Limitation of rights conferred by a registered geographical indication Article 60 : Term of a registered geographical indication Chapter VI : GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PROCEDURES BEFORE THE OFFICE Article 61 : International right of priority Article 62 : Temporary protection at certain international exhibitions Article 63 : Correction or addition of a priority claim Article 64 : Restoration of the right of priority Article 65 : Prohibition to extend the scope of an application Article 67 : Further processing after the non-observance of a time limit Article 68 : Restitutio in integrum Article 69 : Withdrawal of a request Article 70 : Notification of the applicant before refusal of a right Article 71 : Administrative litigation Article 73 : Inventor, designer Article 74 : Owner of a right Article 75 : Transfer and licensing of rights Article 76 : Date of the acquisition of a right Article 78 : Correction of errors Chapter VII : PROCEDURE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS Section I : Filing of applications and examination as to formal requirements Article 79 : Requirements of an application Article 80 : Form of the application and the means of filing Article 81 : Language of applications Article 82 : Date of filing Article 83 : Particularities concerning the filing date Article 84 : Invitation to submit all items Article 85 : Examination of an application as to formal requirements Section II : Special provisions for patents Article 86 : Requirements of a patent application Article 87 : Substance of requirements of a patent application Article 88 : Examination of requirements for the grant of a patent Article 89 : Publication of a patent application Article 91 : Time limit for submission of a written evidence Article 92 : Forms of written evidence Article 93 : Issuing declaratory decisions Article 94 : Requirements of an industrial design application Article 95 : Substance of requirements of an industrial design application Article 96 : Examination of requirements for the registration of industrial designs Section IV : Special provisions for marks Article 97 : Requirements of a mark application Article 98 : Substance of requirements of a mark application Article 99 : Examination of absolute requirements for the refusal of a mark Article 100 : Opposing observations by third parties Article 101 : Opposition against registration of a mark Article 102 : Examination of the application following the opposition Article 103 : Registration of marks Section V : Special provisions for geographical indications Article 104 : Registration of geographical indications Chapter VIII : REGISTERS AND MAINTENANCE OF RIGHTS Article 105 : Registers Article 106 : Contents of registers Article 107 : Entry of alterations in the registers Article 108 : Procedure for entry of alterations Article 109 : Renewal fees Article 110 : Payment of renewal fees in a subsequent time limit Chapter IX : JUDICIAL PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS Section I : Judicial protection Subsection I : Nullity of rights Article 111 : Actions for a declaration of nullity Article 112 : Actions for a declaration of nullity of a patent Article 113 : Actions for a declaration of nullity of an industrial design Subsection II : Contesting of rights Article 115 : Contesting the right to a patent or industrial design Article 116 : Contesting the right to a mark Article 117 : Entry in the register of the new owner Subsection III : Right of the inventor or designer to be named Article 118 : Actions for recognition of the right to be named Subsection IV : Removal and cancellation of marks Article 119 : Actions removal of marks from the register Article 120 : Actions for cancellation of marks on account of non-use Section II : Enforcement of rights Article 121 : Actions for infringement of rights Article 122 : Additional provisions governing infringement of patent rights Article 123 : Provisional measures Article 124 : Preservation of evidence Chapter X : COMPULSORY LICENCES Article 125 : Compulsory licences Article 126 : Conditions for granting compulsory licences Article 127 : Remuneration for compulsory licences Chapter XI : REPRESENTATION Article 128 : Representation before the Office Article 129 : Representation of foreign persons Article 130 : Revocation and renunciation of a power of attorney Article 132 : Entry of agents in the register Article 133 : Qualifying examinations Chapter XII : PENAL PROVISIONS Article 134 : Offences Article 135 : The use of substances as medicine Article 136 : Treatment of applications and validity of rights Article 137 : Patent applications and patents Article 139 : Opposition on the basis of a mark applied for or registered with the Office for Article 140 : Appellations of origin Article 141 : Qualifying examinations and agents Article 142 : Executive regulations Article 143 : Termination of validity Article 144 : Entry into force