Art. R. 631-1.

In accordance with Article R.312-2 of the Judiciary Code, the seat and jurisdiction of the first instance courts required to hear proceedings relating to patents for invention, utility certificates, supplementary protection certificates, topographies of semiconductor products and new plant varieties pursuant to Articles L.611-2, L. 615-17, L. 622-7 and L. 623-31 of the Intellectual Property Code shall be laid down in accordance with Table IV annexed to the Judiciary Code, reproduced hereinafter :

Seat and Juridiction of the Courts Competent to Hear Proceedings Relating to Patents, Utility Certificates, Supplementary Protection Certificates, Topographies of Semiconductor Products and Plant Varieties

First Instance COURTS : TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE Extending to the Departments Included in the Jurisdiction of the Appeal Courts of :

Marseille : Aix (Aix en Provence, Bastia, Nîmes)
Bordeaux : Bordeaux (Agen, Bordeaux, Poitiers)
Strasbourg : Colmar (Colmar, Metz)
Lille : Douai (Amiens, Douai)
Limoges : (Limoges ; Bourges, Limoges, Riom)
Lyon : Lyon (Chambéry, Lyon, Grenoble)
Nancy : Nancy (Besançon, Dijon, Nancy)
Paris : Paris (Orléans, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Versailles, Basse-Terre, Fort-de-France, Saint-Denis-de-la-Réunion, Nouméa, Papeete, Mamoudzou and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)
Rennes : Rennes (Angers, Caen, Rennes)
Toulouse : Toulouse (Pau, Montpellier, Toulouse)

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