Industrial Property Law

The interim proceedings referred to in Article L. 521-6 of the Intellectual Property Code are governed by Articles 484 to 492 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In conformity with the adversarial principle, such proceedings are not subject to prior summons of the alleged infringer. Where necessary, a court order for immediate action is provisionally enforceable by operation of law.
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Emergency proceedings (référé)

The interim proceedings referred to in Article L. 521-6 of the Intellectual Property Code are governed by Articles 484 to 492 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In conformity with the adversarial principle, such proceedings are not subject to prior summons of the alleged infringer. Where necessary, a court order for immediate action is provisionally enforceable by operation of law.

Prior to Law No 2007-1544 of 29 October 2007, applications for injunctions or the provision of sureties had to be made “in the form of interim proceedings”, i.e. under the conditions laid down in the former Articles 492-1, 808 and 809 of the Code of Civil Procedure . The order issued by the interim relief court was not automatically provisionally enforceable, unless the court had issued a special judgment. The interim proceedings required that the applicant first sue the alleged infringer on the merits, that the action be serious in nature and that it be initiated within a short period of time from the applicant's knowledge of the facts on which it was based. The interim applications court had to determine whether the allegedly infringing acts constituted a manifestly unlawful disturbance (trouble manifestement illicite), or whether they were of an urgent nature, exposing the claimant to imminent harm . These requirements disappeared with the Law of 29 October 2007.

The procedure “ en la forme des référés” (in the form of interim relief) has been replaced by the “accélérée au fond” procedure (expedited procedure on the merits), provided for in Article 481-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, by the reform carried out by Decree No 2019-1419 of 20 December 2019 issued in application of Ordinance No 2019-738 of 17 July 2019.

CA Paris, 26 December 1999, LawLex202200001492JBJ; CA Paris, 10 November 1999, LawLex200200000883JBJ, which classified the sale of goods likely to constitute servile copies of a design as a manifestly unlawful disturbance.

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