National Industrial Property Institute (France)

The National Industrial Property Institute (INPI, standing for Institut national de la propriété industrielle in French) is the national intellectual property office of France, in charge of patents, trademarks and industrial design rights. Until becoming the head of the European Patent Office, Benoît Battistelli was directeur général (chief executive officer) of the INPI. ^[1]

See also

• Georges Vianès, former director of the INPI
• European Patent Office
• Soleau envelope, proof of anteriority available for the French territory at the INPI

References

External links

• (French) Institut national de la propriété industrielle
• Patent status database at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle (the database provides legal information on French patent applications and European patent applications granted and designating France)