RetourVersion la plus récente dans WIPO LexDétailsDétailsAnnée de version2025DatesModifié jusqu’à:13 août 2025Entrée en vigueur:15 septembre 1807Adopté/e:17 février 1807Type de texte
Lois en rapport avec la propriété intellectuelle
Sujet
Propriété industrielle
Notes This consolidated version of the Commercial Code takes into account amendments up to “Decree No. 2025-818 of August 13, 2025, on the Liquidity of Securities Admitted to a Growth Market for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and on the Governance of Public Limited Companies,” which entered into force on August 16, 2025.
Article 2 of that Decree added a new Article D225-58-1 under Subsection 2: Management Board and Supervisory Board of this consolidated version of the Commercial Code.
The Commercial Code contains provisions related to intellectual property rights:
Book I: General Commerce – Articles L.141-1 to L.142-6
Pledge and transfer of business assets, including intellectual property rights.
Article L.142-1: A business may include patents, trademarks, and licenses, which can be transferred or pledged.
Book II: Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups (GIE) – Articles L.210-1, L.225-1 to L.225-254.
Example – Article L.210-1: A company may have as its purpose the exploitation of patents or licenses.
Book VI: Business Difficulties – Articles L.642-1 and following.
Example – Article L.642-1: Intangible assets, including patents, trademarks, and designs, are among the transferable assets to repay creditors.
Book VII: Provisions for Overseas Territories – Articles L.721-1 and following (Mayotte, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, etc.).
These provisions concern the territorial adaptation of commercial rules, including intellectual property, and replicate the concept of business assets and associated rights (patents, trademarks) adapted to overseas territories.