The National Industrial Property Institute (, ; INPI) 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 sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...
s,
trademark
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s and
industrial design rights
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. It is a department of
France's Ministry of Economics and Finance. INPI's headquarters is in
Courbevoie
Courbevoie () is a Communes of France, commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is a suburb of Paris, from the Kilometre zero, center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the ci ...
.
See also
*
Soleau envelope, proof of priority available for the French territory at the INPI
Directors
*
Georges Vianès
Georges Jean Gabriel Vianès is a French former civil servant, politician, and corporate officer. 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
France
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