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page 23  Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 84, a compulsory license may be transmitted with the license holder’s establishment or with the part of this establishment which exploits the patented invention. Section 8. Modification and withdrawal of the compulsory license Article 101: At the request of the patent holder or compulsory license holder, the competent court may amend the decision to grant the compulsory license in the event that new facts so warrant. Article 102: The court shall withdraw the compulsory license at the patent holder’s request in one of the following cases: 1. the reasons for its granting have ceased to obtain; 2. the compulsory license holder has not respected the license’s field of application; 3. the compulsory license holder is in arrears with the payment of the fee provided for in Article 94. TITLE X: REGISTRATION OF UTILITY MODELS Chapter 1. Registration of utility models Section 1. Utility models suitable for registration Article 103: An invention shall be suitable for registration as a utility model if it is new, involves a sufficiently inventive step, and is industrially applicable. A utility model shall be new if there is no prior art. Article 104: Prior art encompasses everything that has been made public, anywhere in the world, in a publication in tangible form or via oral disclosure, through use or in any other fashion, before the date of filing or, as the case may be, the date of priority of the application in which the invention is claimed. Article 105: Disclosure of the invention shall not be taken into consideration if: 1. it occurs within the twelve months prior to the date of filing or, as the case may be, the date of priority of the application; 2. it arises directly or indirectly from fraudulent acts committed by the applicant or his successor in title; 3. it arises from an abuse committed by a third party towards the applicant or his successor in title.

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