The National Industrial Property Institute (INPI, standing for ''Institut national de la propriété industrielle'' in
French
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) is the national
intellectual property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...
office of
France
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, in charge of
patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...
s,
trademark
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from ot ...
s and
industrial design rights
An industrial design right is an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are purely utilitarian. An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or co ...
. It is a department of
France's Ministry of Economics and Finance. INPI's headquarters is in
Courbevoie
Courbevoie () is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is in the suburbs of the city of Paris, from the center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the city limits of Pa ...
,
France
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.
See also
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Soleau envelope The Soleau envelope (french: Enveloppe Soleau, link=no), named after its French inventor, , is a sealed envelope serving as proof of priority for inventions valid in France, exclusively to precisely ascertain the date of an invention, idea or creati ...
, proof of priority available for the French territory at the INPI
Directors
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Georges Vianès Georges Jean Gabriel Vianès is a former French civil servant, corporate officer and politician. He was head of the French National Industrial Property Institute (INPI, standing for ''Institut national de la propriété industrielle'' in French) ...
(1975–1982)
*
Benoît Battistelli (?–2010)
*
Yves Lapierre (2010–2016)
* Romain Soubeyran (2016-2018)
* Pascal Faure
References
External links
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Patent status databaseat the ''Institut national de la propriété industrielle'' (the database provides legal information on French patent applications and European patent applications granted and designating France)
Government agencies of France
French intellectual property law
Patent offices
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