Industrial Property Law

Infringement of a patent owner's rights, as defined by Articles L. 613-3 to L. 613-6 of the Intellectual Property Code, constitutes an infringement which engages the civil liability of the infringer (Art. L. 615-1 IP Code). Damages for harm caused by counterfeiting are governed by Article L. 615-7 of the Intellectual Property Code, which sets out the criteria that the court must take into consider …