If the Patent Licence is a Contract

This decision provides important insight into your real estate law. Here is what it means for you.

The situation

If the patent licence is a lease contract whose object is an invention, the conclusion of such a contract by an economic interest grouping (GIE) holding a patent that it has itself filed does not constitute a rental business of movable property within the meaning of Article L. 110-1 4° of the Commercial Code

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points

• Strictly adhere to the statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (deeds, instruments, letters)
• Anticipate: preventive legal advice always costs less than litigation

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