Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

foi est due au titre

English translation:

patent is presumed to be valid

Added to glossary by Koen Roelens
Aug 23, 2004 18:04
19 yrs ago
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French term

foi est due au titre

French to English Other Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright Patent dispute
In a court brief for a patent dispute case.
"Et des lors qu'il a depose le brevet en son nom, foi est due au titre, le demandeur du brevet d'invention est presume etre legitime titulaire..."
and
"Il est proprietaire des inventions brevetees a son initiative, toujours selon le principe selon lequel foi est due au titre..."

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the [patent/instrument/deed of property] is deemed valid

...(until contrary is proved).

http://www.aful.org/brevets/memoire.pdf
Le brevet, une fois délivré, peut être contesté, par voie d’action en nullité comme par voie d’exception, auprès des Tribunaux de grande instance (TGI) et des Cours d’appel. Le brevet bénéficie d’une présomption simple de validité (foi est due au titre). Le brevet tombe si le titulaire ne règle pas les taxes annuelles de maintien en vigueur.

http://www.bmb-bbm.org/fr/pages/AR2463.html
Que la requérante fait valoir, à l'appui de ce moyen, que le droit à la marque, dans le Benelux, s'acquiert non par l'enregistrement, mais par le dépôt; qu'elle soutient que foi est due au titre et que, conformément à l'économie du système mis en place par la LUBM ainsi qu'aux principes généraux du droit, il appartient à celui qui prétend qu'un titre est frappé par une cause de nullité de faire la preuve de son affirmation;

http://edoctorale74.univ-lille2.fr/fileadmin/master_recherch...
Ce dernier ne pourrait opposer les exceptions tirées de la nullité de l’obligation, car les nécessités du crédit exigent que les bénéficiaires successifs de l’effet puissent avoir confiance dans le paiement de celui-ci : Foi est due au titre.

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Here\'s the principle:
http://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/aippi_e/us/pl/chap...

United States Patent Law - Part III - Chapter 29 - § 282
PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY; Defenses
A patent shall be presumed valid. Each claim of a patent (whether in independent, dependent, or multiple dependent form) shall be presumed valid independently of the validity of other claims; dependent or multiple dependent claims shall be presumed valid even though dependent upon an invalid claim. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if a claim to a composition of matter is held invalid and that claim was the basis of a determination of nonobviousness under section 103(b)(1), the process shall no longer be considered nonobvious solely on the basis of section 103(b)(1). The burden of establishing invalidity of a patent or any claim thereof shall rest on the party asserting such invalidity.

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820 hits on Google for \"patent\" and \"presumed valid\". You\'ll find your answer there.

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3740 hits for \"PRESUMTION OF VALIDITY\" and \"patent\"....

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http://patentbasics.com/onsale/sld004.htm

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(Ayayaye.. that\'s \"presumPPPPtion\" of course)
That is all !
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : good going-I got as far as 'authenticity' but couldn't find a patentese phrase to fit. it must be spot on with patentese-no guesswork allowed. always like a treasure hunt.... :-)
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It was quite a search. What a game.. I wonder why I'm doing this. My latest addiction, I guess.
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possession is half of ownership

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there is a presumption of ownership in favour of the applicant / registered holder]

"le principe selon lequel foi est due au titre" would then be the presumption of ownership.

In this case it seems to be the applicant (demandeur).

Analogously,

"Article 17
Presumption in favour of the registered holder of the design
The person in whose name the registered Community design is registered or, prior to registration, the person in whose name the application is filed, shall be deemed to be the person entitled in any proceedings before the Office as well as in any other proceedings."


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