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COMMON REGULATIONS UNDER THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS AND THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THAT AGREEMENT (as in force from April 1, 2002) List of rules CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 1: Abbreviated Expressions Rule 2: Communication with the International Bureau Rule 3: Representation Before the International Bureau Rule 4: Calculation of Time Limits Rule 5: Irregularities in Postal and Delivery Services Rule 6: Languages Rule 7: Notification of Certain Special Requirements CHAPTER 2: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS Rule 8: Several Applicants Rule 9: Requirements Concerning the International Application Rule 10: Fees Concerning the International Application Rule 11: Irregularities Other Than Those Concerning the Classification of Goods and Services or Their Indication Rule 12: Irregularities With Respect to the Classification of Goods and Services Rule 13: Irregularities With Respect to the Indication of Goods and Services CHAPTER 3: INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS Rule 14: Registration of the Mark in the International Register Rule 15: Date of the International Registration CHAPTER 4: FACTS IN CONTRACTING PARTIES AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS Rule 16: Time Limit for Notifying Provisional Refusal Based on an Opposition Rule 17: Provisional Refusal and Statement of Grant of Protection Rule 18: Irregular Notifications of Provisional Refusal Rule 19: Invalidations in Designated Contracting Parties Rule 20: Restriction of the Holders Right of Disposal Rule 20bis: Licenses Strana 130 Zbierka zÆkonov 2004 Prloha k Liastke 56 K oznÆmeniu L. 117/2004 Z. z.
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COM MON RE GU LA TIONS UN DER THE MAD RID AG RE E MENTCON CER NING THE IN TER NA TIO NAL RE GIS TRA TION OF MARKS
AND THE PRO TO COL RE LA TING TO THAT AG RE E MENT
(as in for ce from Ap ril 1, 2002)
List of ru les
CHAP TER 1: GE NE RAL PRO VI SIONS
Rule 1: Ab bre via ted Ex pres sions
Rule 2: Com mu ni ca tion with the In ter na tio nal Bu re au
Rule 3: Re pre sen ta tion Be fo re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au
Rule 4: Cal cu la tion of Time Li mits
Rule 5: Ir re gu la ri ties in Po stal and De li ve ry Ser vi ces
Rule 6: Lan gu a ges
Rule 7: No ti fi ca tion of Cer ta in Spe cial Re qu i re ments
CHAP TER 2: IN TER NA TIO NAL AP PLI CA TIONS
Rule 8: Se ve ral Ap pli cants
Rule 9: Re qu i re ments Con cer ning the In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion
Rule 10: Fees Con cer ning the In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion
Rule 11: Ir re gu la ri ties Ot her Than Tho se Con cer ning the Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi cesor The ir In di ca tion
Rule 12: Ir re gu la ri ties With Res pect to the Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi ces
Rule 13: Ir re gu la ri ties With Res pect to the In di ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi ces
CHAP TER 3: IN TER NA TIO NAL RE GIS TRA TIONS
Rule 14: Re gis tra tion of the Mark in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter
Rule 15: Date of the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion
CHAP TER 4: FACTS IN CON TRAC TING PAR TIES AF FEC TING IN TER NA TIO NAL RE GIS TRA TIONS
Rule 16: Time Li mit for No ti fy ing Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal Ba sed on an Op po si tion
Rule 17: Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal and Sta te ment of Grant of Pro tec tion
Rule 18: Ir re gu lar No ti fi ca tions of Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal
Rule 19: In va li da tions in De sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties
Rule 20: Res tric tion of the Holder’s Right of Dis po sal
Rule 20bis: Li cen ses
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Rule 21: Rep la ce ment of a Na tio nal or Re gio nal Re gis tra tion by an In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion
Rule 22: Ce a sing of Ef fect of the Ba sic Ap pli ca tion, of the Re gis tra tion Re sul ting The ref rom,or of the Ba sic Re gis tra tion
Rule 23: Di vi sion or Mer ger of the Ba sic Ap pli ca tions, of the Re gis tra tions Re sul ting The ref rom,or of the Ba sic Re gis tra tions
CHAP TER 5: SUB SE QU ENT DE SIG NA TIONS; CHAN GES
Rule 24: De sig na tion Sub se qu ent to the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion
Rule 25: Re qu est for Re cor ding of a Chan ge; Re qu est for Re cor ding of a Can cel la tion
Rule 26: Ir re gu la ri ties in Re qu ests for Re cor ding of a Chan ge and for Re cor ding of a Can cel la tion
Rule 27: Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tion of a Chan ge or of a Can cel la tion; Mer ger of In ter na tio nalRe gis tra tions; Dec la ra tion That a Chan ge in Ow ner ship or a Li mi ta tion Has No Ef fect
Rule 28: Cor rec tions in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter
CHAP TER 6: RE NE WALS
Rule 29: Unof fi cial No ti ce of Ex pi ry
Rule 30: De tails Con cer ning Re ne wal
Rule 31: Re cor ding of the Re ne wal; No ti fi ca tion and Cer ti fi ca te
CHAP TER 7: GA ZET TE AND DATA BASE
Rule 32: Ga zet te
Rule 33: Elec tro nic Data Ba se
CHAP TER 8: FEES
Rule 34: Amo unts and Pa y ment of Fe es
Rule 35: Cur ren cy of Pa y ments
Rule 36: Exem ption From Fe es
Rule 37: Dis tri bu tion of Sup ple men ta ry Fees and Com ple men ta ry Fe es
Rule 38: Cre di ting of In di vi du al Fees to the Ac co unts of the Con trac ting Par ties Con cer ned
CHAP TER 9: MIS CEL LA NE O US
Rule 39: Con ti nu a tion of Ef fects of In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tions in Cer ta in Suc ces sor Sta tes
Rule 40: En try into For ce; Trans i tio nal Pro vi sions
Rule 41: Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions
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C H A P T E R 1
GE NE RAL PRO VI SIONS
Rule 1
Ab bre via ted Ex pres sions
For the pur po ses of the se Re gu la tions,(i) “Ag re e ment” me ans the Mad rid Ag re e ment
Con cer ning the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion ofMarks of Ap ril 14, 1891, as re vi sed at Stoc -kholm on July 14, 1967, and amen ded on Sep -tem ber 28, 1979;
(ii) “Pro to col” me ans the Pro to col Re la ting to theMad rid Ag re e ment Con cer ning the In ter na tio -nal Re gis tra tion of Marks, adop ted at Mad rid on June 27, 1989;
(iii) “Con trac ting Par ty” me ans any co un try par ty to the Ag re e ment or any Sta te or in ter go ver nmen -tal or ga ni za tion par ty to the Pro to col;
(iv) “Con trac ting Sta te” me ans a Con trac ting Par tythat is a Sta te;
(v) “Con trac ting Or ga ni za tion” me ans a Con trac -ting Par ty that is an in ter go ver nmen tal or ga ni -za tion;
(vi) “in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion” me ans the re gis tra -tion of a mark ef fec ted un der the Ag re e ment orthe Pro to col or both, as the case may be;
(vii) “in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion” me ans an ap pli ca -tion for in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion fi led un derthe Ag re e ment or the Pro to col or both, as thecase may be;
(viii) “in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve lyby the Ag re e ment” me ans an in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion who se Of fi ce of ori gin is the Of fi ce— of a Sta te bo und by the Ag re e ment but not by
the Pro to col, or— of a Sta te bo und by both the Ag re e ment and
the Pro to col whe re all the Sta tes de sig na tedin the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion are bo und bythe Ag re e ment (whet her or not tho se Sta tesare also bo und by the Pro to col);
(ix) “in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve lyby the Pro to col” me ans an in ter na tio nal ap pli -ca tion who se Of fi ce of ori gin is the Of fi ce— of a Sta te bo und by the Pro to col but not by
the Ag re e ment, or— of a Con trac ting Or ga ni za tion, or— of a Sta te bo und by both the Ag re e ment and
the Pro to col whe re the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tion does not con ta in the de sig na tion of anySta te bo und by the Ag re e ment;
(x) “in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned by both theAg re e ment and the Pro to col” me ans an in ter na -tio nal ap pli ca tion who se Of fi ce of ori gin is theOf fi ce of a Sta te bo und by both the Ag re e mentand the Pro to col and which is ba sed on a re gis -tra tion and con ta ins the de sig na tions— of at le ast one Sta te bo und by the Ag re e ment
(whet her or not that Sta te is also bo und bythe Pro to col), and
— of at le ast one Sta te bo und by the Pro to colbut not by the Ag re e ment or of at le ast oneCon trac ting Or ga ni za tion;
(xi) “ap pli cant” me ans the na tu ral per son or le galen ti ty in who se name the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tion is fi led;
(xii) “le gal en ti ty” me ans a cor po ra tion, as so cia tionor ot her gro up or or ga ni za tion which, un der the law ap pli cab le to it, is ca pab le of ac qu i ringrights, as su ming ob li ga tions and su ing or be ing sued in a co urt of law;
(xiii) “ba sic ap pli ca tion” me ans the ap pli ca tion forthe re gis tra tion of a mark that has been fi ledwith the Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par ty and thatcon sti tu tes the ba sis for the in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion for the re gis tra tion of that mark;
(xiv) “ba sic re gis tra tion” me ans the re gis tra tion of amark that has been ef fec ted by the Of fi ce of aCon trac ting Par ty and that con sti tu tes the ba -sis for the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion for the re -gis tra tion of that mark;
(xv) “de sig na tion” me ans the re qu est for ex ten sionof pro tec tion (“ter ri to rial ex ten sion”) un der Ar -tic le 3ter(1) or (2) of the Ag re e ment or un der Ar -tic le 3ter(1) or (2) of the Pro to col, as the casemay be; it also me ans such ex ten sion as re cor -ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter;
(xvi) “de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty” me ans a Con -trac ting Par ty for which the ex ten sion of pro tec -tion (“ter ri to rial ex ten sion”) has been re qu es ted un der Ar tic le 3ter(1) or (2) of the Ag re e ment orun der Ar tic le 3ter(1) or (2) of the Pro to col, as the case may be, or in res pect of which such ex ten -sion has been re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re -gis ter;
(xvii) “Con trac ting Par ty de sig na ted un der the Ag re e -ment” me ans a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par tyfor which the ex ten sion of pro tec tion (“ter ri to -rial ex ten sion”) re qu es ted un der Ar tic le 3ter(1)or (2) of the Ag re e ment has been re cor ded in theIn ter na tio nal Re gis ter;
(xvii bis) “Con trac ting Par ty who se de sig na tion is go -ver ned by the Ag re e ment” me ans a Con trac -ting Par ty de sig na ted un der the Ag re e ment or,whe re a chan ge of ow ner ship has been re cor -ded and the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der isbo und by the Ag re e ment, a de sig na ted Con -trac ting Par ty which is bo und by the Ag re e -ment;
(xviii) “Con trac ting Par ty de sig na ted un der the Pro to -col” me ans a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty forwhich the ex ten sion of pro tec tion (“ter ri to rialex ten sion”) re qu es ted un der Ar tic le 3ter(1)or (2) of the Pro to col has been re cor ded in theIn ter na tio nal Re gis ter;
(xix) “no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal” me ans adec la ra tion by the Of fi ce of a de sig na ted Con -trac ting Par ty, in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic le 5(1) of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 5(1) of the Pro to col;
(xix bis) “in va li da tion” me ans a de ci sion by the com pe -tent aut ho ri ty (whet her ad mi nis tra ti ve or ju di -
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cial) of a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty re vo king or can cel ling the ef fects, in the ter ri to ry of thatCon trac ting Par ty, of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion with re gard to all or some of the go ods orser vi ces co ve red by the de sig na tion of the saidCon trac ting Par ty;
(xx) “Ga zet te” me ans the pe rio di cal ga zet te re fer redto in Rule 32;
(xxi) “hol der” me ans the na tu ral per son or le gal en ti -ty in who se name the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionis re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter;
(xxii) “In ter na tio nal Clas si fi ca tion of Fi gu ra ti ve Ele -ments” me ans the Clas si fi ca tion es tab lis hed bythe Vien na Ag re e ment Es tab lis hing an In ter na -tio nal Clas si fi ca tion of the Fi gu ra ti ve Ele mentsof Marks of June 12, 1973;
(xxiii) “In ter na tio nal Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods and Ser -vi ces” me ans the Clas si fi ca tion es tab lis hed bythe Nice Ag re e ment Con cer ning the In ter na tio -nal Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi ces for thePur po ses of the Re gis tra tion of Marks ofJune 15, 1957, as re vi sed at Stoc kholm onJuly 14, 1967, and at Ge ne va on May 13, 1977;
(xxiv) “In ter na tio nal Re gis ter” me ans the of fi cial col -lec tion of data con cer ning in ter na tio nal re gis -tra tions ma in ta i ned by the In ter na tio nal Bu -reau, which data the Ag re e ment, the Pro to col or the Re gu la tions re qu i re or per mit to be re cor -ded, ir res pec ti ve of the me dium in which suchdata are sto red;
(xxv) “Of fi ce” me ans the Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par tyin char ge of the re gis tra tion of marks, or thecom mon Of fi ce re fer red to in Ar tic le 9quater ofthe Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 9quater of the Pro to -col, or both, as the case may be;
(xxvi) “Of fi ce of ori gin” me ans the Of fi ce of the co un try of ori gin de fi ned in Ar tic le 1(3) of the Ag re e mentor the Of fi ce of ori gin de fi ned in Ar tic le 2(2) ofthe Pro to col, or both, as the case may be;
(xxvi bis) “Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der” me ans— the Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce is the Of -
fi ce of ori gin, or— whe re a chan ge of ow ner ship has been re cor -
ded, the Con trac ting Par ty, or one of the Con -trac ting Par ties, in res pect of which the hol -der ful fi lls the con di tions, un der Ar tic les 1(2)and 2 of the Ag re e ment or un der Ar tic le 2 ofthe Pro to col, to be the hol der of an in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion;
(xxvii) “of fi cial form” me ans a form es tab lis hed by theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au or any form ha ving thesame con tents and for mat;
(xxviii) “pre scri bed fee” me ans the ap pli cab le fee set out in the Sche du le of Fees;
(xxix) “Di rec tor Ge ne ral” me ans the Di rec tor Ge ne ralof the Wo rld In tel lec tu al Pro per ty Or ga ni za tion;
(xxx) “In ter na tio nal Bu re au” me ans the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au of the Wo rld In tel lec tu al Pro per tyOr ga ni za tion;
(xxxi) “Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions” me ans the Ad mi -nis tra ti ve In struc tions re fer red to in Rule 41.
Rule 2
Com mu ni ca tion with the In ter na tio nal Bu re au
Com mu ni ca tions ad dres sed to the In ter na tio nal Bu -re au shall be ef fec ted as spe ci fied in the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions.
Rule 3
Re pre sen ta tion Be fo re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au
(1) [Re pre sen ta ti ve; Ad dress of Re pre sen ta ti ve;Num ber of Re pre sen ta ti ves](a) The ap pli cant or the hol der may have a re pre sen ta -
ti ve be fo re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au.(b) The ad dress of the re pre sen ta ti ve shall be,
(i) in res pect of an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver -ned ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e ment, in the ter ri to ryof a Con trac ting Par ty bo und by the Ag re e ment;
(ii) in res pect of an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver -ned ex clu si ve ly by the Pro to col, in the ter ri to ryof a Con trac ting Par ty bo und by the Pro to col;
(iii) in res pect of an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver -ned by both the Ag re e ment and the Pro to col, inthe ter ri to ry of a Con trac ting Par ty;
(iv) in res pect of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, inthe ter ri to ry of a Con trac ting Par ty.
(c) The ap pli cant or the hol der may have one re pre sen -ta ti ve only. Whe re the ap po in tment in di ca tes se ve -ral re pre sen ta ti ves, only the one in di ca ted firstshall be con si de red to be a re pre sen ta ti ve and bere cor ded as such.
(d) Whe re a part ner ship or firm com po sed of at tor ne ysor pa tent or tra de mark agents has been in di ca tedas re pre sen ta ti ve to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, itshall be re gar ded as one re pre sen ta ti ve.
(2) [Ap po in tment of the Re pre sen ta ti ve](a) The ap po in tment of a re pre sen ta ti ve may be made
in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion, or in a sub se qu entde sig na tion or a re qu est un der Rule 25.
(b) The ap po in tment of a re pre sen ta ti ve may also bemade in a se pa ra te com mu ni ca tion which may re -la te to one or more spe ci fied in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tions or in ter na tio nal re gis tra tions of the same ap -pli cant or hol der. The said com mu ni ca tion shall bepre sen ted to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au(i) by the ap pli cant, the hol der or the ap po in ted re -
pre sen ta ti ve, or(ii) by the Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol -
der.The com mu ni ca tion shall be sig ned by the ap pli cant or thehol der, or by the Of fi ce thro ugh which it was pre sen ted.
(3) [Ir re gu lar Ap po in tment] (a) Whe re the ad dress of the pur por ted re pre sen ta ti ve
is not in the ter ri to ry re le vant un der pa ra -graph (1)(b), the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall tre atthe ap po in tment as if it had not been made andshall in form ac cor din gly the ap pli cant or hol der,the pur por ted re pre sen ta ti ve and, if the sen der ortrans mit ter is an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce.
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(b) Whe re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au con si ders that theap po in tment of a re pre sen ta ti ve un der pa ra graph (2)is ir re gu lar, it shall no ti fy ac cor din gly the ap pli cantor hol der, the pur por ted re pre sen ta ti ve and, if thesen der or trans mit ter is an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce.
(c) As long as the re le vant re qu i re ments un der pa ra -graphs (1)(b) and (2) are not com plied with, the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au shall send all re le vant com mu -ni ca tions to the ap pli cant or hol der him self.
(4) [Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tion of Ap po in tment of aRe pre sen ta ti ve; Ef fec ti ve Date of Ap po in tment]
(a) Whe re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au finds that the ap -po in tment of a re pre sen ta ti ve com plies with the ap -pli cab le re qu i re ments, it shall re cord the fact thatthe ap pli cant or hol der has a re pre sen ta ti ve, as well as the name and ad dress of the re pre sen ta ti ve, inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter. In such a case, the ef fec -ti ve date of the ap po in tment shall be the date onwhich the In ter na tio nal Bu re au re ce i ved the in ter -na tio nal ap pli ca tion, sub se qu ent de sig na tion, re -qu est or se pa ra te com mu ni ca tion in which the re -pre sen ta ti ve is ap po in ted.
(b) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy the re cor dingre fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a) to both the ap pli cantor hol der and the re pre sen ta ti ve. Whe re the ap po in -tment was made in a se pa ra te com mu ni ca tion pre -sen ted thro ugh an Of fi ce, the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall also no ti fy the re cor ding to that Of fi ce.
(5) [Ef fect of Ap po in tment of a Re pre sen ta ti ve]
(a) Ex cept whe re the se Re gu la tions ex pres sly pro vi deot her wi se, the sig na tu re of a re pre sen ta ti ve re cor -ded un der pa ra graph (4)(a) shall rep la ce the sig na -tu re of the ap pli cant or hol der.
(b) Ex cept whe re the se Re gu la tions ex pres sly re qu i rethat an in vi ta tion, no ti fi ca tion or ot her com mu ni -ca tion be ad dres sed to both the ap pli cant or hol derand the re pre sen ta ti ve, the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall ad dress to the re pre sen ta ti ve re cor ded un derpa ra graph (4)(a) any in vi ta tion, no ti fi ca tion or ot -her com mu ni ca tion which, in the ab sen ce of a re -pre sen ta ti ve, wo uld have to be sent to the ap pli cant or hol der; any in vi ta tion, no ti fi ca tion or ot her com -mu ni ca tion so ad dres sed to the said re pre sen ta ti veshall have the same ef fect as if it had been ad dres -sed to the ap pli cant or hol der.
(c) Any com mu ni ca tion ad dres sed to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au by the re pre sen ta ti ve re cor ded un der pa ra -graph (4)(a) shall have the same ef fect as if it hadbeen ad dres sed to the said Bu re au by the ap pli cant or hol der.
(6) [Can cel la tion of Re cor ding; Ef fec ti ve Date of Can -cel la tion]
(a) Any re cor ding un der pa ra graph (4)(a) shall be can -cel led whe re can cel la tion is re qu es ted in a com mu -ni ca tion sig ned by the ap pli cant, hol der or re pre -sen ta ti ve. The re cor ding shall be can cel led exof fi cio by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au whe re a new re -pre sen ta ti ve is ap po in ted or, in case a chan ge inow ner ship has been re cor ded, whe re no re pre sen -
ta ti ve is ap po in ted by the new hol der of the in ter na -tio nal re gis tra tion.
(b) Sub ject to sub pa rag raph (c), the can cel la tion shallbe ef fec ti ve from the date on which the In ter na tio nalBu re au re ce i ves the cor res pon ding com mu ni ca tion.
(c) Whe re the can cel la tion is re qu es ted by the re pre -sen ta ti ve, it shall be ef fec ti ve from the ear lier of thefol lo wing:(i) the date on which the In ter na tio nal Bu re au re -
ce i ves a com mu ni ca tion ap po in ting a new re -pre sen ta ti ve;
(ii) the date of the ex pi ry of a pe riod of two monthsco un ted from the re ce ipt of the re qu est of the re -pre sen ta ti ve that the re cor ding be can cel led.
Un til the ef fec ti ve date of the can cel la tion, all com mu -ni ca tions re fer red to in pa ra graph (5)(b) shall be ad -dres sed by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au to both the ap pli -cant or hol der and the re pre sen ta ti ve.
(d) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, upon re ce ipt of a re -qu est for can cel la tion made by the re pre sen ta ti ve,no ti fy ac cor din gly the ap pli cant or hol der, and addto the no ti fi ca tion co pies of all com mu ni ca tions sent to the re pre sen ta ti ve, or re ce i ved by the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au from the re pre sen ta ti ve, du ring the sixmonths pre ce ding the date of the no ti fi ca tion.
(e) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, once the ef fec ti vedate of the can cel la tion is known, no ti fy the can cel la -tion and its ef fec ti ve date to the re pre sen ta ti ve who sere cor ding has been can cel led, to the ap pli cant or hol -der and, whe re the ap po in tment of the re pre sen ta ti ve had been pre sen ted thro ugh an Of fi ce, to that Of fi ce.
Rule 4
Cal cu la tion of Time Li mits
(1) [Pe riods Ex pres sed in Ye ars] Any pe riod ex pres -sed in ye ars shall ex pi re, in the re le vant sub se qu entyear, in the month ha ving the same name and on theday ha ving the same num ber as the month and the dayof the event from which the pe riod starts to run, ex ceptthat, whe re the event oc cur red on Feb ru a ry 29 and inthe re le vant sub se qu ent year Feb ru a ry ends onthe 28th, the pe riod shall ex pi re on Feb ru a ry 28.
(2) [Pe riods Ex pres sed in Months] Any pe riod ex pres -sed in months shall ex pi re, in the re le vant sub se qu entmonth, on the day which has the same num ber as theday of the event from which the pe riod starts to run, ex -cept that, whe re the re le vant sub se qu ent month has no day with the same num ber, the pe riod shall ex pi re onthe last day of that month.
(3) [Pe riods Ex pres sed in Days] The cal cu la tion ofany pe riod ex pres sed in days shall start with the dayfol lo wing the day on which the re le vant event oc cur redand shall ex pi re ac cor din gly.
(4) [Ex pi ry on a Day on Which the In ter na tio nal Bu -re au or an Of fi ce Is Not Open to the Pub lic] If a pe riodex pi res on a day on which the In ter na tio nal Bu re au orthe Of fi ce con cer ned is not open to the pub lic, the pe -riod shall, not wit hstan ding pa ra graphs (1) to (3), ex pi -re on the first sub se qu ent day on which the In ter na tio -
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nal Bu re au or the Of fi ce con cer ned is open to thepub lic.
(5) [In di ca tion of the Date of Ex pi ry] The In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall, in all ca ses in which it com mu ni ca tes a time li mit, in di ca te the date of the ex pi ry, ac cor dingto pa ra graphs (1) to (3), of the said time li mit.
Rule 5
Ir re gu la ri ties in Po stal and De li ve ry Ser vi ces
(1) [Com mu ni ca tions Sent Thro ugh a Po stal Ser vi ce]Fa i lu re by an in te re sted par ty to meet a time li mit for acom mu ni ca tion ad dres sed to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au and ma i led thro ugh a po stal ser vi ce shall be ex cu sed ifthe in te re sted par ty sub mits evi den ce sho wing, to thesa tis fac tion of the In ter na tio nal Bu re au,
(i) that the com mu ni ca tion was ma i led at le ast five days pri or to the ex pi ry of the time li mit, or,whe re the po stal ser vi ce was, on any of the tendays pre ce ding the day of ex pi ry of the time li -mit, in ter rup ted on ac co unt of war, re vo lu tion,ci vil di sor der, stri ke, na tu ral ca la mi ty, or ot herlike re a son, that the com mu ni ca tion was ma i -led not la ter than five days af ter po stal ser vi cewas re su med,
(ii) that the ma i ling of the com mu ni ca tion was re -gis te red, or de tails of the ma i ling were re cor ded, by the po stal ser vi ce at the time of ma i ling, and
(iii) in ca ses whe re all clas ses of mail do not nor mal -ly re ach the In ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin twodays of ma i ling, that the com mu ni ca tion wasma i led by a class of mail which nor mal ly re a -ches the In ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin two daysof ma i ling or by air ma il.
(2) [Com mu ni ca tions Sent Thro ugh a De li ve ry Ser vi -ce] Fa i lu re by an in te re sted par ty to meet a time li mitfor a com mu ni ca tion ad dres sed to the In ter na tio nalBu re au and sent thro ugh a de li ve ry ser vi ce shall be ex -cu sed if the in te re sted par ty sub mits evi den ce sho -wing, to the sa tis fac tion of the In ter na tio nal Bu re au,(i) that the com mu ni ca tion was sent at le ast five days
pri or to the ex pi ry of the time li mit, or, whe re the de -li ve ry ser vi ce was, on any of the ten days pre ce dingthe day of ex pi ry of the time li mit, in ter rup ted onac co unt of war, re vo lu tion, ci vil di sor der, stri ke,na tu ral ca la mi ty, or ot her like re a son, that thecom mu ni ca tion was sent not la ter than five days af -ter the de li ve ry ser vi ce was re su med, and
(ii) that de tails of the sen ding of the com mu ni ca tionwere re cor ded by the de li ve ry ser vi ce at the time ofsen ding.
(3) [Li mi ta tion on Ex cu se] Fa i lu re to meet a time li mit shall be ex cu sed un der this Rule only if the evi den ce re -fer red to in pa ra graph (1) or (2) and the com mu ni ca tion or a dup li ca te the re of are re ce i ved by the In ter na tio nalBu re au not la ter than six months af ter the ex pi ry of thetime li mit.
(4) [In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion and Sub se qu ent De -sig na tion] Whe re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au re ce i ves anin ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion or a sub se qu ent de sig na tion
be y ond the two-month pe riod re fer red to in Ar tic le 3(4)of the Ag re e ment, in Ar tic le 3(4) of the Pro to col and inRule 24(6)(b), and the Of fi ce con cer ned in di ca tes thatthe late re ce ipt re sul ted from cir cum stan ces re fer red to in pa ra graph (1) or (2), pa ra graph (1) or (2) and pa ra -graph (3) shall ap ply.
Rule 6
Lan gu a ges
(1) [In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion](a) Any in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly
by the Ag re e ment shall be in French.(b) Any in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly
by the Pro to col or go ver ned by both the Ag re e mentand the Pro to col shall be in En glish or French ac -cor ding to what is pre scri bed by the Of fi ce of ori gin,it be ing un der sto od that the Of fi ce of ori gin may al -low ap pli cants to cho o se bet we en En glish andFrench.
(2) [Com mu ni ca tions Ot her Than the In ter na tio nalAp pli ca tion](a) Any com mu ni ca tion con cer ning an in ter na tio nal
ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e mentor the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion re sul ting there -from shall, sub ject to Rule 17(2)(v) and (3), be inFrench, ex cept that, whe re the in ter na tio nal re gis -tra tion re sul ting from an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tiongo ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e ment is or hasbeen the sub ject of a sub se qu ent de sig na tion un -der the Pro to col, the pro vi sions of sub pa rag raph (b) shall ap ply.
(b) Any com mu ni ca tion con cer ning an in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Pro to col orgo ver ned by both the Ag re e ment and the Pro to col,or the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion re sul ting the ref -rom, shall, sub ject to Rule 17(2)(v) and (3), be (i) in En glish or French whe re such com mu ni ca -
tion is ad dres sed to the In ter na tio nal Bu re auby the ap pli cant or hol der, or by an Of fi ce;
(ii) in the lan gu a ge ap pli cab le un der Rule 7(2) whe rethe com mu ni ca tion con sists of the dec la ra tion ofin ten tion to use the mark an ne xed to the in ter na -tio nal ap pli ca tion un der Rule 9(5)(f) or to the sub -se qu ent de sig na tion un der Rule 24(3)(b)(i);
(iii) in the lan gu a ge of the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tionwhe re the com mu ni ca tion is a no ti fi ca tion ad -dres sed by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au to an Of fi ce,un less that Of fi ce has no ti fied the In ter na tio nalBu re au that all such no ti fi ca tions are to be in En -glish or that all such no ti fi ca tions are to be inFrench; whe re the no ti fi ca tion ad dres sed by theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au con cerns the re cor ding inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter of an in ter na tio nal re -gis tra tion, the no ti fi ca tion shall in di ca te the lan -gu a ge in which the re le vant in ter na tio nal ap pli -ca tion was re ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au;
(iv) in the lan gu a ge of the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tionwhe re the com mu ni ca tion is a no ti fi ca tion ad -dres sed by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au to the ap -pli cant or hol der, un less that ap pli cant or hol -
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der has ex pres sed the wish to re ce i ve such no ti -fi ca tions in En glish al tho ugh the lan gu a ge ofthe in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is French, or inFrench al tho ugh the lan gu a ge of the in ter na tio -nal ap pli ca tion is En glish.
(3) [Re cor ding and Pub li ca tion](a) Whe re the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is go ver ned ex -
clu si ve ly by the Ag re e ment, the re cor ding in the In -ter na tio nal Re gis ter and the pub li ca tion in the Ga -zet te of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion re sul tingthe ref rom and of any data to be both re cor ded andpub lis hed un der the se Re gu la tions in res pect ofthat in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion shall be in French.
(b) Whe re the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is go ver ned ex -clu si ve ly by the Pro to col or is go ver ned by both theAg re e ment and the Pro to col, the re cor ding in theIn ter na tio nal Re gis ter and the pub li ca tion in theGa zet te of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion re sul tingthe ref rom and of any data to be both re cor ded andpub lis hed un der the se Re gu la tions in res pect ofthat in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion shall be in En glishand French. The re cor ding and pub li ca tion of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion shall in di ca te the lan gu -a ge in which the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion was re -ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au.
(c) If a sub se qu ent de sig na tion made un der the Pro to -col is the first de sig na tion made un der the Pro to colin res pect of a gi ven in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, to get her with the pub li -ca tion in the Ga zet te of that sub se qu ent de sig na -tion, pub lish the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion in En -glish and re pub lish the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion inFrench. The re af ter, that sub se qu ent de sig na tionshall be re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter in En -glish and French. The re cor ding in the In ter na tio nalRe gis ter and the pub li ca tion in the Ga zet te of anydata to be both re cor ded and pub lis hed un der the seRe gu la tions in res pect of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion con cer ned shall be in En glish and French.
(4) [Trans la tion](a) The trans la tions from En glish into French or from
French into En glish ne e ded for the no ti fi ca tions un der pa ra graph (2)(b)(iii) and (iv), and re cor dings and pub li -ca tions un der pa ra graph (3)(b) and (c), shall be madeby the In ter na tio nal Bu re au. The ap pli cant or the hol -der, as the case may be, may an nex to the in ter na tio -nal ap pli ca tion, or to a re qu est for the re cor ding of asub se qu ent de sig na tion or of a chan ge, a pro po sedtrans la tion of any text mat ter con ta i ned in the in ter -na tio nal ap pli ca tion or the re qu est. If the pro po sedtrans la tion is not con si de red by the In ter na tio nal Bu -re au to be cor rect, it shall be cor rec ted by the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au af ter ha ving in vi ted the ap pli cant or thehol der to make, wit hin one month from the in vi ta tion,ob ser va tions on the pro po sed cor rec tions.
(b) Not wit hstan ding sub pa rag raph (a), the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall not trans la te the mark. Whe re, in
ac cor dan ce with Rule 9(4)(b)(iii) or Rule 24(3)(c),the ap pli cant or the hol der gi ves a trans la tion ortrans la tions of the mark, the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall not check the cor rec tness of any such trans la -tions.
Rule 7
No ti fi ca tion of Cer ta in Spe cial Re qu i re ments
(1) [De le ted]
(2) [In ten tion to Use the Mark] Whe re a Con trac tingPar ty re qu i res, as a Con trac ting Par ty de sig na ted un -der the Pro to col, a dec la ra tion of in ten tion to use themark, it shall no ti fy that re qu i re ment to the Di rec torGe ne ral. Whe re that Con trac ting Par ty re qu i res thedec la ra tion to be sig ned by the ap pli cant him self and to be made on a se pa ra te of fi cial form an ne xed to the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion, the no ti fi ca tion shall con ta ina sta te ment to that ef fect and shall spe ci fy the exactwor ding of the re qu i red dec la ra tion. Whe re the Con -trac ting Par ty fur ther re qu i res the dec la ra tion to be inEn glish even if the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is inFrench, or to be in French even if the in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion is in En glish, the no ti fi ca tion shall spe ci fy there qu i red lan gu a ge.
(3) [No ti fi ca tion](a) Any no ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra graph (2) may be
made at the time of the de po sit by the Con trac ting Par -ty of its in stru ment of ra ti fi ca tion, ac cep tan ce or ap -pro val of, or ac ces sion to, the Pro to col, and the ef fec ti -ve date of the no ti fi ca tion shall be the same as the date of en try into for ce of the Pro to col with res pect to theCon trac ting Par ty ha ving made the no ti fi ca tion. Theno ti fi ca tion may also be made la ter, in which case theno ti fi ca tion shall have ef fect three months af ter its re -ce ipt by the Di rec tor Ge ne ral, or at any la ter date in di -ca ted in the no ti fi ca tion, in res pect of any in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion who se date is the same as or is la terthan the ef fec ti ve date of the no ti fi ca tion.
(b) Any no ti fi ca tion made un der pa ra graph (1), as infor ce be fo re Oc to ber 4, 20011), or pa ra graph (2)may be wit hdrawn at any time. The no ti ce of wit h -dra wal shall be ad dres sed to the Di rec tor Ge ne ral.The wit hdra wal shall have ef fect upon re ce ipt of the no ti ce of wit hdra wal by the Di rec tor Ge ne ral or atany la ter date in di ca ted in the no ti ce.
C H A P T E R 2
IN TER NA TIO NAL AP PLI CA TIONS
Rule 8
Se ve ral Ap pli cants
(1) [Two or More Ap pli cants Ap ply ing Ex clu si ve lyUn der the Ag re e ment or Ap ply ing Un der Both the Ag re -e ment and the Pro to col] Two or more ap pli cants may
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1) Paragraf (1) of Rule 7 read:“Where a Contracting Party requires that, where its Office is the Office of origin and the holder´s address is in the territory of thatContracting Party, designations made subsequently to the international registration be presented to the International Bureau by the said Office, it shall notify that requirement to the Director General.”
jo in tly file an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu -si ve ly by the Ag re e ment or go ver ned by both the Ag re e -ment and the Pro to col if the ba sic re gis tra tion is jo in tlyow ned by them and if the co un try of ori gin, as de fi nedin Ar tic le 1(3) of the Ag re e ment, is the same for each ofthem.
(2) [Two or More Ap pli cants Ap ply ing Ex clu si ve ly Un -der the Pro to col] Two or more ap pli cants may jo in tly file an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly bythe Pro to col if the ba sic ap pli ca tion was jo in tly fi led bythem or the ba sic re gis tra tion is jo in tly ow ned by them,and if each of them qu a li fies, in re la tion to the Con trac -ting Par ty who se Of fi ce is the Of fi ce of ori gin, for fi lingan in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion un der Ar tic le 2(1) of thePro to col.
Rule 9
Re qu i re ments Con cer ningthe In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion
(1) [Pre sen ta tion] The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be pre sen ted to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au by the Of fi ceof ori gin.
(2) [Form and Sig na tu re](a) The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be pre sen ted on
the of fi cial form in one copy.(b) The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be sig ned by the
Of fi ce of ori gin and, whe re the Of fi ce of ori gin so re -qu i res, also by the ap pli cant. Whe re the Of fi ce ofori gin does not re qu i re the ap pli cant to sign the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion but al lows that the ap pli -cant also sign it, the ap pli cant may do so.
(3) [Fees] The pre scri bed fees ap pli cab le to the in ter -na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be paid as pro vi ded for inRu les 10, 34 and 35.
(4) [Con tents of the In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion] (a) The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall con ta in or in di -
ca te(i) the name of the ap pli cant, gi ven in ac cor dan ce
with the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions,(ii) the ad dress of the ap pli cant, gi ven in ac cor dan -
ce with the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions,(iii) the name and ad dress of the re pre sen ta ti ve, if
any, gi ven in ac cor dan ce with the Ad mi nis tra ti -ve In struc tions,
(iv) whe re the ap pli cant wis hes, un der the Pa risCon ven tion for the Pro tec tion of In dus trial Pro -per ty, to take ad van ta ge of the pri o ri ty of an ear -lier fi ling, a dec la ra tion cla i ming the pri o ri ty ofthat ear lier fi ling, to get her with an in di ca tion ofthe name of the Of fi ce whe re such fi ling wasmade and of the date and, whe re ava i lab le, thenum ber of that fi ling, and, whe re the ear lier fi -ling re la tes to less than all the go ods and ser vi -ces lis ted in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion, thein di ca tion of tho se go ods and ser vi ces to whichthe ear lier fi ling re la tes,
(v) a rep ro duc tion of the mark that shall fit in thebox pro vi ded on the of fi cial form; that rep ro duc -tion shall be cle ar and shall, de pen ding on
whet her the rep ro duc tion in the ba sic ap pli ca -tion or the ba sic re gis tra tion is in black andwhi te or in co lor, be in black and whi te or in co -lor,
(vi) whe re the ap pli cant wis hes that the mark becon si de red as a mark in stan dard cha rac ters,a dec la ra tion to that ef fect,
(vii) whe re co lor is cla i med as a dis tin cti ve fe a tu re ofthe mark in the ba sic ap pli ca tion or ba sic re gis -tra tion, or whe re the ap pli cant wis hes to cla imco lor as a dis tin cti ve fe a tu re of the mark and themark con ta i ned in the ba sic ap pli ca tion or ba sicre gis tra tion is in co lor, an in di ca tion that co lor is cla i med and an in di ca tion by words of the co loror com bi na tion of co lors cla i med and, whe re therep ro duc tion fur nis hed un der item (v) is in black and whi te, one rep ro duc tion of the mark in co lor,
(vii bis) whe re the mark that is the sub ject of the ba sicap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis tra tion con sists ofa co lor or a com bi na tion of co lors as such, anin di ca tion to that ef fect,
(viii) whe re the ba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis -tra tion re la tes to a three-dimensional mark, the in di ca tion “three-dimensional mark,”
(ix) whe re the ba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis -tra tion re la tes to a so und mark, the in di ca tion“so und mark,”
(x) whe re the ba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis -tra tion re la tes to a col lec ti ve mark or a cer ti fi ca -tion mark or a gu a ran tee mark, an in di ca tion tothat ef fect,
(xi) whe re the ba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis -tra tion con ta ins a des crip tion of the mark bywords and the ap pli cant wis hes to in clu de thedes crip tion or the Of fi ce of ori gin re qu i res thein clu sion of the des crip tion, that same des crip -tion; whe re the said des crip tion is in a lan gu a geot her than the lan gu a ge of the in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion, it shall be gi ven in the lan gu a ge of thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion,
(xii) whe re the mark con sists of or con ta ins mat terin cha rac ters ot her than La tin cha rac ters ornum bers ex pres sed in nu me rals ot her thanAra bic or Ro man nu me rals, a trans li te ra tion ofthat mat ter in La tin cha rac ters and Ara bic nu -me rals; the trans li te ra tion into La tin cha rac -ters shall fol low the pho ne tics of the lan gu a ge of the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion,
(xiii) the na mes of the go ods and ser vi ces for whichthe in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion of the mark is sought, gro u ped in the ap prop ria te clas ses ofthe In ter na tio nal Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods andSer vi ces, each gro up pre ce ded by the num ber of the class and pre sen ted in the or der of the classes of that Clas si fi ca tion; the go ods andser vi ces shall be in di ca ted in pre ci se terms,pre fe rab ly using the words ap pe a ring in the Al -pha be ti cal List of the said Clas si fi ca tion; the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion may con ta in li mi ta tions of the list of go ods and ser vi ces in res pect of oneor more de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties; the li -
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mi ta tion in res pect of each Con trac ting Par tymay be dif fe rent,
(xiv) the amo unt of the fees be ing paid and the met -hod of pa y ment, or in struc tions to de bit the re -qu i red amo unt of fees to an ac co unt ope nedwith the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, and the iden ti fi -ca tion of the par ty ef fec ting the pa y ment or gi -ving the in struc tions, and
(xv) the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties.(b) The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion may also con ta in,
(i) whe re the ap pli cant is a na tu ral per son, an in -di ca tion of the Sta te of which the ap pli cant isa na tio nal;
(ii) whe re the ap pli cant is a le gal en ti ty, in di ca tions con cer ning the le gal na tu re of that le gal en ti tyand the Sta te, and, whe re ap pli cab le, the ter ri -to rial unit wit hin that Sta te, un der the law ofwhich the said le gal en ti ty has been or ga ni zed;
(iii) whe re the mark con sists of or con ta ins a wordor words that can be trans la ted, a trans la tion ofthat word or tho se words into French if the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is go ver ned ex clu si ve lyby the Ag re e ment, or into En glish or French orboth if the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Pro to col or is go ver ned byboth the Ag re e ment and the Pro to col;
(iv) whe re the ap pli cant cla ims co lor as a dis tin cti ve fe a tu re of the mark, an in di ca tion by words, inres pect of each co lor, of the prin ci pal parts ofthe mark which are in that co lor;
(v) whe re the ap pli cant wis hes to dis cla im pro tec -tion for any ele ment of the mark, an in di ca tionof that fact and of the ele ment or ele ments forwhich pro tec tion is dis cla i med.
(5) [Ad di tio nal Con tents of an In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca -tion](a) An in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly
by the Ag re e ment or by both the Ag re e ment and thePro to col shall con ta in the num ber and date of theba sic re gis tra tion and shall in di ca te one of the fol -lo wing:(i) that the ap pli cant has a real and ef fec ti ve in -
dus trial or com mer cial es tab lis hment in theter ri to ry of the Con trac ting Sta te who se Of fi ceis the Of fi ce of ori gin, or
(ii) whe re the ap pli cant has no such es tab lis hmentin any Con trac ting Sta te of the Ag re e ment, thathe has a do mi ci le in the ter ri to ry of the Sta tewho se Of fi ce is the Of fi ce of ori gin, or
(iii) whe re the ap pli cant has no such es tab lis hmentor do mi ci le in the ter ri to ry of any Con trac tingSta te of the Ag re e ment, that he is a na tio nal ofthe Sta te who se Of fi ce is the Of fi ce of ori gin.
(b) An in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve lyby the Pro to col shall con ta in the num ber and dateof the ba sic ap pli ca tion or ba sic re gis tra tion andshall in di ca te one or more of the fol lo wing:(i) whe re the Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce is the
Of fi ce of ori gin is a Sta te, that the ap pli cant isa na tio nal of that Sta te;
(ii) whe re the Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce is theOf fi ce of ori gin is an or ga ni za tion, the name ofthe Mem ber Sta te of that or ga ni za tion of whichthe ap pli cant is a na tio nal;
(iii) that the ap pli cant has a do mi ci le in the ter ri to ry of the Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce is the Of fi -ce of ori gin;
(iv) that the ap pli cant has a real and ef fec ti ve in -dus trial or com mer cial es tab lis hment in theter ri to ry of the Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ceis the Of fi ce of ori gin.
(c) Whe re the ad dress of the ap pli cant gi ven in ac cor -dan ce with pa ra graph (4)(a)(ii) is not in the ter ri to ryof the Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce is the Of fi ce of ori gin and it has been in di ca ted un der subpara -graph (a)(i) or (ii) or sub pa rag raph (b)(iii) or (iv) thatthe ap pli cant has a do mi ci le or an es tab lis hment inthe ter ri to ry of that Con trac ting Par ty, that do mi ci -le or the ad dress of that es tab lis hment shall be gi -ven in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion.
(d) The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall con ta in a dec la -ra tion by the Of fi ce of ori gin cer ti fy ing(i) the date on which the Of fi ce of ori gin re ce i ved
or, as pro vi ded for in Rule 11(1), is de e med tohave re ce i ved the re qu est by the ap pli cant topre sent the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion to the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au,
(ii) that the ap pli cant na med in the in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion is the same as the ap pli cant na medin the ba sic ap pli ca tion or the hol der na med inthe ba sic re gis tra tion, as the case may be,
(iii) that any in di ca tion re fer red to in pa ra -graph (4)(a)(vii bis) to (xi) and ap pe a ring in thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion ap pe ars also in theba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis tra tion, asthe case may be,
(iv) that the mark that is the sub ject mat ter of thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is the same as in theba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sic re gis tra tion, asthe case may be,
(v) that, if co lor is cla i med as a dis tin cti ve fe a tu reof the mark in the ba sic ap pli ca tion or the ba sicre gis tra tion, the same cla im is in clu ded in thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion or that, if co lor is cla i -med as a dis tin cti ve fe a tu re of the mark in thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion wit ho ut ha ving be ingcla i med in the ba sic ap pli ca tion or ba sic re gis -tra tion, the mark in the ba sic ap pli ca tion or ba -sic re gis tra tion is in fact in the co lor or com bi -na tion of co lors cla i med, and
(vi) that the go ods and ser vi ces in di ca ted in the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion are co ve red by the list of go ods and ser vi ces ap pe a ring in the ba sic ap pli -ca tion or ba sic re gis tra tion, as the case may be.
(e) Whe re the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is ba sed on two or more ba sic ap pli ca tions or ba sic re gis tra tions,the dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (d)shall be de e med to ap ply to all tho se ba sic ap pli ca -tions or ba sic re gis tra tions.
(f) Whe re the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion con ta ins thede sig na tion of a Con trac ting Par ty that has made
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a no ti fi ca tion un der Rule 7(2), the in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion shall also con ta in a dec la ra tion of in ten -tion to use the mark in the ter ri to ry of that Con trac -ting Par ty; the dec la ra tion shall be con si de red partof the de sig na tion of the Con trac ting Par ty re qu i -ring it and shall, as re qu i red by that Con trac tingPar ty,(i) be sig ned by the ap pli cant him self and be made
on a se pa ra te of fi cial form an ne xed to the in ter -na tio nal ap pli ca tion, or
(ii) be in clu ded in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion.
Rule 10
Fees Con cer ning the In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion
(1) [In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tions Go ver ned Ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e ment] An in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver -ned ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e ment shall be sub ject tothe pa y ment of the ba sic fee, the com ple men ta ry feeand, whe re ap pli cab le, the sup ple men ta ry fee, spe ci -fied in item 1 of the Sche du le of Fees. Tho se fees shallbe paid in two in stal ments of ten ye ars each. For thepa y ment of the se cond in stal ment, Rule 30 shall ap ply.
(2) [In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tions Go ver ned Ex clu si ve ly by the Pro to col] An in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver nedex clu si ve ly by the Pro to col shall be sub ject to the pa y -ment of the ba sic fee, the com ple men ta ry fee and/orthe in di vi du al fee and, whe re ap pli cab le, the sup ple -men ta ry fee, spe ci fied or re fer red to in item 2 of theSche du le of Fees. Tho se fees shall be paid for ten ye ars.
(3) [In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tions Go ver ned by Both theAg re e ment and the Pro to col] An in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tion go ver ned by both the Ag re e ment and the Pro to colshall be sub ject to the pa y ment of the ba sic fee, thecom ple men ta ry fee and, whe re ap pli cab le, the in di vi -du al fee and the sup ple men ta ry fee, spe ci fied or re fer -red to in item 3 of the Sche du le of Fees. As far as theCon trac ting Par ties de sig na ted un der the Ag re e mentare con cer ned, pa ra graph (1) shall ap ply. As far as theCon trac ting Par ties de sig na ted un der the Pro to col arecon cer ned, pa ra graph (2) shall ap ply.
Rule 11
Ir re gu la ri ties Ot her Than Tho se Con cer ningthe Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi ces
or The ir In di ca tion
(1) [Pre ma tu re Re qu est to the Of fi ce of Ori gin](a) Whe re the Of fi ce of ori gin re ce i ved a re qu est to pre -
sent to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au an in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e mentbe fo re the mark which is re fer red to in that re qu estis re gis te red in the re gis ter of the said Of fi ce, thesaid re qu est shall be de e med to have been re ce i vedby the Of fi ce of ori gin, for the pur po ses of Ar tic -le 3(4) of the Ag re e ment, on the date of the re gis tra -tion of the mark in the re gis ter of the said Of fi ce.
(b) Sub ject to sub pa rag raph (c), whe re the Of fi ce of ori -gin re ce i ves a re qu est to pre sent to the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver nedby both the Ag re e ment and the Pro to col be fo re the
mark which is re fer red to in that re qu est is re gis te -red in the re gis ter of the said Of fi ce, thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be tre a ted as an in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by thePro to col, and the Of fi ce of ori gin shall de le te the de -sig na tion of any Con trac ting Par ty bo und by theAg re e ment.
(c) Whe re the re qu est re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (b)is ac com pa nied by an ex press re qu est that the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion be tre a ted as an in ter na tio -nal ap pli ca tion go ver ned by both the Ag re e mentand the Pro to col once the mark is re gis te red in there gis ter of the Of fi ce of ori gin, the said Of fi ce shallnot de le te the de sig na tion of any Con trac ting Par tybo und by the Ag re e ment and the re qu est to pre sentthe in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be de e med tohave been re ce i ved by the said Of fi ce, for the pur po -ses of Ar tic le 3(4) of the Ag re e ment and Ar tic le 3(4)of the Pro to col, on the date of the re gis tra tion of themark in the re gis ter of the said Of fi ce.
(2) [Ir re gu la ri ties to Be Re me died by the Ap pli cant]
(a) If the In ter na tio nal Bu re au con si ders that the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion con ta ins ir re gu la ri ties ot -her than tho se re fer red to in pa ra graphs (3), (4) and(6) and in Ru les 12 and 13, it shall no ti fy the ap pli -cant of the ir re gu la ri ty and at the same time in formthe Of fi ce of ori gin.
(b) Such ir re gu la ri ties may be re me died by the ap pli cantwit hin three months from the date of the no ti fi ca tionof the ir re gu la ri ty by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au. If anir re gu la ri ty is not re me died wit hin three months from the date of the no ti fi ca tion of that ir re gu la ri ty by theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au, the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tionshall be con si de red aban do ned and the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din gly and at the same timethe ap pli cant and the Of fi ce of ori gin.
(3) [Ir re gu la ri ty to Be Re me died by the Ap pli cant orby the Of fi ce of Ori gin]
(a) Not wit hstan ding pa ra graph (2), whe re the fees pa y ab -le un der Rule 10 have been paid to the In ter na tio nalBu re au by the Of fi ce of ori gin and the In ter na tio nalBu re au con si ders that the amo unt of the fees re ce i vedis less than the amo unt re qu i red, it shall no ti fy at thesame time the Of fi ce of ori gin and the ap pli cant. Theno ti fi ca tion shall spe ci fy the mis sing amo unt.
(b) The mis sing amo unt may be paid by the Of fi ce of ori -gin or by the ap pli cant wit hin three months from thedate of the no ti fi ca tion by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au. If the mis sing amo unt is not paid wit hin three monthsfrom the date of the no ti fi ca tion of the ir re gu la ri ty bythe In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tion shall be con si de red aban do ned and the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din gly and at thesame time the Of fi ce of ori gin and the ap pli cant.
(4) [Ir re gu la ri ties to Be Re me died by the Of fi ce of Ori gin]
(a) If the In ter na tio nal Bu re au
(i) finds that the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion does notful fill the re qu i re ments of Rule 2 or was not pre -sen ted on the of fi cial form pre scri bed un derRule 9(2)(a),
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(ii) finds that the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion con ta -ins any of the ir re gu la ri ties re fer red to inRule 15(1),
(iii) con si ders that the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tioncon ta ins ir re gu la ri ties re la ting to the en tit le -ment of the ap pli cant to file an in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion,
(iv) con si ders that the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tioncon ta ins ir re gu la ri ties re la ting to the dec la ra -tion by the Of fi ce of ori gin re fer red to inRule 9(5)(d),
(v) [De le ted]
(vi) finds that the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is notsig ned by the Of fi ce of ori gin, or
(vii) finds that the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion doesnot con ta in the date and num ber of the ba sicap pli ca tion or ba sic re gis tra tion, as the casemay be,
it shall no ti fy the Of fi ce of ori gin and at the sametime in form the ap pli cant.
(b) Such ir re gu la ri ties may be re me died by the Of fi ce ofori gin wit hin three months from the date of no ti fi ca -tion of the ir re gu la ri ty by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au. Ifan ir re gu la ri ty is not re me died wit hin three monthsfrom the date of the no ti fi ca tion of that ir re gu la ri ty bythe In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tion shall be con si de red aban do ned and the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din gly and at thesame time the Of fi ce of ori gin and the ap pli cant.
(5) [Re im bur se ment of Fees] Whe re, in ac cor dan cewith pa ra graphs (2)(b), (3) or (4)(b), the in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion is con si de red aban do ned, the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall re fund any fees paid in res pect of thatap pli ca tion, af ter de duc tion of an amo unt cor res pon -ding to one-half of the ba sic fee re fer red to initems 1.1.1, 2.1.1 or 3.1.1 of the Sche du le of Fees, tothe par ty ha ving paid tho se fees.
(6) [Ot her Ir re gu la ri ty With Res pect to the De sig na -tion of a Con trac ting Par ty Un der the Pro to col]
(a) Whe re, in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic le 3(4) of the Pro to -col, an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is re ce i ved by theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin a pe riod of two months from the date of re ce ipt of that in ter na tio nal ap pli -ca tion by the Of fi ce of ori gin and the In ter na tio nalBu re au con si ders that a dec la ra tion of in ten tion touse the mark is re qu i red ac cor ding to Rule 9(5)(f)but is mis sing or does not com ply with the ap pli -cab le re qu i re ments, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall prom ptly no ti fy ac cor din gly and at the same timethe ap pli cant and the Of fi ce of ori gin.
(b) The dec la ra tion of in ten tion to use the mark shallbe de e med to have been re ce i ved by the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au to get her with the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca -tion if the mis sing or cor rec ted dec la ra tion is re ce i -ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin the pe riodof two months re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a).
(c) The in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be de e med notto con ta in the de sig na tion of the Con trac ting Par tyfor which a dec la ra tion of in ten tion to use the markis re qu i red if the mis sing or cor rec ted dec la ra tion is
re ce i ved af ter the pe riod of two months re fer red toin sub pa rag raph (b). The In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall no ti fy ac cor din gly and at the same time theap pli cant and the Of fi ce of ori gin, re im bur se anyde sig na tion fee al re a dy paid in res pect of that Con -trac ting Par ty and in di ca te that the de sig na tion ofthe said Con trac ting Par ty may be ef fec ted asa sub se qu ent de sig na tion un der Rule 24, pro vi dedthat such de sig na tion is ac com pa nied by the re qu i -red dec la ra tion.
(7) [In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca tion Not Con si de red asSuch] If the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is pre sen ted di -rect to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au by the ap pli cant ordoes not com ply with the re qu i re ment ap pli cab le un -der Rule 6(1), the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall not becon si de red as such and shall be re tur ned to the sen -der.
Rule 12
Ir re gu la ri ties With Res pectto the Clas si fi ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi ces
(1) [Pro po sal for Clas si fi ca tion](a) If the In ter na tio nal Bu re au con si ders that the re qu -
i re ments of Rule 9(4)(a)(xiii) are not com plied with,it shall make a pro po sal of its own for the clas si fi ca -tion and gro u ping and shall send a no ti fi ca tion ofits pro po sal to the Of fi ce of ori gin and at the sametime in form the ap pli cant.
(b) The no ti fi ca tion of the pro po sal shall also sta te theamo unt, if any, of the fees due as a con se qu en ce ofthe pro po sed clas si fi ca tion and gro u ping.
(2) [Opi nion Dif fe ring From the Pro po sal] The Of fi ceof ori gin may com mu ni ca te to the In ter na tio nal Bureau an opi nion on the pro po sed clas si fi ca tion andgro u ping wit hin three months from the date of the no ti -fi ca tion of the pro po sal.
(3) [Re min der of the Pro po sal] If, wit hin two monthsfrom the date of the no ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra -graph (1)(a), the Of fi ce of ori gin has not com mu ni ca tedan opi nion on the pro po sed clas si fi ca tion and gro u -ping, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall send to the Of fi ceof ori gin and to the ap pli cant a com mu ni ca tion re i te ra -ting the pro po sal. The sen ding of such a com mu ni ca -tion shall not af fect the three-month pe riod re fer red toin pa ra graph (2).
(4) [Wit hdra wal of Pro po sal] If, in the light of the opi -nion com mu ni ca ted un der pa ra graph (2), the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au wit hdraws its pro po sal, it shall no ti fy the Of fi ce of ori gin ac cor din gly and at the same time in form the ap pli cant.
(5) [Mo di fi ca tion of Pro po sal] If, in the light of theopi nion com mu ni ca ted un der pa ra graph (2), the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au mo di fies its pro po sal, it shall no ti -fy the Of fi ce of ori gin and at the same time in form theap pli cant of such mo di fi ca tion and of any con se qu entchan ges in the amo unt in di ca ted un der pa ra -graph (1)(b).
(6) [Con fir ma tion of Pro po sal] If, not wit hstan dingthe opi nion re fer red to in pa ra graph (2), the In ter na tio -
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nal Bu re au con firms its pro po sal, it shall no ti fy the Of -fi ce of ori gin ac cor din gly and at the same time in formthe ap pli cant.
(7) [Fees]
(a) If no opi nion has been com mu ni ca ted to the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au un der pa ra graph (2), the amo untre fer red to in pa ra graph (1)(b) shall be pa y ab le wit -hin four months from the date of the no ti fi ca tion referred to in pa ra graph (1)(a), fa i ling which the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion shall be con si de red aban -do ned and the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy the Of fi ce of ori gin ac cor din gly and at the same time in -form the ap pli cant.
(b) If an opi nion has been com mu ni ca ted to the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au un der pa ra graph (2), the amo untre fer red to in pa ra graph (1)(b) or, whe re ap pli cab le,pa ra graph (5) shall be pa y ab le wit hin three monthsfrom the date of the com mu ni ca tion by the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au of the mo di fi ca tion or con fir ma tion of its pro po sal un der pa ra graph (5) or (6), as the casemay be, fa i ling which the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tionshall be con si de red aban do ned and the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall no ti fy the Of fi ce of ori gin ac cor -din gly and at the same time in form the ap pli cant.
(c) If an opi nion has been com mu ni ca ted to the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au un der pa ra graph (2) and if, in thelight of that opi nion, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au withdraws its pro po sal in ac cor dan ce with pa ra -graph (4), the amo unt re fer red to in pa ra -graph (1)(b) shall not be due.
(8) [Re im bur se ment of Fees] Whe re, in ac cor dan cewith pa ra graph (7), the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is con -si de red aban do ned, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re -fund any fees paid in res pect of that ap pli ca tion, af ter de -duc tion of an amo unt cor res pon ding to one-half of theba sic fee re fer red to in items 1.1.1, 2.1.1 or 3.1.1 of theSche du le of Fees, to the par ty ha ving paid tho se fees.
(9) [Clas si fi ca tion in the Re gis tra tion] Sub ject to thecon for mi ty of the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion with the ot -her ap pli cab le re qu i re ments, the mark shall be re gis te -red with the clas si fi ca tion and gro u ping that the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au con si ders to be cor rect.
Rule 13
Ir re gu la ri ties With Res pectto the In di ca tion of Go ods and Ser vi ces
(1) [Com mu ni ca tion of Ir re gu la ri ty by the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au to the Of fi ce of Ori gin] If the In ter na tio nalBu re au con si ders that any of the go ods and ser vi ces isin di ca ted in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion by a termthat is too va gue for the pur po ses of clas si fi ca tion or isin com pre hen sib le or is lin gu is ti cal ly in cor rect, it shallno ti fy the Of fi ce of ori gin ac cor din gly and at the sametime in form the ap pli cant. In the same no ti fi ca tion, theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au may sug gest a sub sti tu te term,or the de le tion of the term.
(2) [Time Al lo wed to Re me dy Ir re gu la ri ty]
(a) The Of fi ce of ori gin may make a pro po sal for re me -
dy ing the ir re gu la ri ty wit hin three months from thedate of the no ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra graph (1).
(b) If no pro po sal ac cep tab le to the In ter na tio nal Bureau for re me dy ing the ir re gu la ri ty is made wit -hin the pe riod in di ca ted in sub pa rag raph (a), theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au shall in clu de in the in ter na -tio nal re gis tra tion the term as ap pe a ring in the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion, pro vi ded that the Of fi ce ofori gin has spe ci fied the class in which such termsho uld be clas si fied; the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionshall con ta in an in di ca tion to the ef fect that, in theopi nion of the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the spe ci fiedterm is too va gue for the pur po ses of clas si fi ca tionor is in com pre hen sib le or is lin gu is ti cal ly in cor rect, as the case may be. Whe re no class has been spe ci -fied by the Of fi ce of ori gin, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall de le te the said term ex of fi cio and shall no ti fythe Of fi ce of ori gin ac cor din gly and at the same time in form the ap pli cant.
C H A P T E R 3
IN TER NA TIO NAL RE GIS TRA TIONS
Rule 14
Re gis tra tion of the Markin the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter
(1) [Re gis tra tion of the Mark in the In ter na tio nal Re -gis ter] Whe re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au finds that thein ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion con forms to the ap pli cab lere qu i re ments, it shall re gis ter the mark in the In ter na -tio nal Re gis ter, no ti fy the Of fi ces of the de sig na tedCon trac ting Par ties of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionand in form the Of fi ce of ori gin ac cor din gly, and send acer ti fi ca te to the hol der. Whe re the Of fi ce of ori gin sowis hes and has in for med the In ter na tio nal Bu re au ac -cor din gly, the cer ti fi ca te shall be sent to the hol derthro ugh the Of fi ce of ori gin.
(2) [Con tents of the Re gis tra tion] The in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion shall con ta in
(i) all the data con ta i ned in the in ter na tio nal ap -pli ca tion, ex cept any pri o ri ty cla im un derRule 9(4)(a)(iv) whe re the date of the ear lier fi -ling is more than six months be fo re the date ofthe in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,
(ii) the date of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,(iii) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,(iv) whe re the mark can be clas si fied ac cor ding to
the In ter na tio nal Clas si fi ca tion of Fi gu ra ti veEle ments, and un less the in ter na tio nal ap pli -ca tion con ta ins a dec la ra tion to the ef fect thatthe ap pli cant wis hes that the mark be con si de -red as a mark in stan dard cha rac ters, the re le -vant clas si fi ca tion sym bols of the said Clas si fi -ca tion as de ter mi ned by the In ter na tio nalBu re au,
(v) an in di ca tion, with res pect to each de sig na tedCon trac ting Par ty, as to whet her it is a Con trac -ting Par ty de sig na ted un der the Ag re e ment ora Con trac ting Par ty de sig na ted un der the Pro -to col.
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Rule 15
Date of the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion
(1) [Ir re gu la ri ties Af fec ting the Date of the In ter na tio -nal Re gis tra tion] Whe re the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tionre ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au does not con ta inall of the fol lo wing ele ments:
(i) in di ca tions al lo wing the iden ti ty of the ap pli -cant to be es tab lis hed and suf fi cient to con tactthe ap pli cant or his re pre sen ta ti ve, if any,
(ii) the Con trac ting Par ties which are de sig na ted,(iii) a rep ro duc tion of the mark,(iv) the in di ca tion of the go ods and ser vi ces for
which re gis tra tion of the mark is so ught,the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion shall bear the date onwhich the last of the mis sing ele ments re a ched the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au, pro vi ded that, whe re the last of the mis sing ele ments re a ches the In ter na tio nal Bu re auwit hin the two-month time li mit re fer red to in Ar tic -le 3(4) of the Ag re e ment and Ar tic le 3(4) of the Pro to col,the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion shall bear the date onwhich the de fec ti ve in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion was received or, as pro vi ded in Rule 11(1), is de e med tohave been re ce i ved by the Of fi ce of ori gin.
(2) [Date of the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion in Ot herCa ses] In any ot her case, the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionshall bear the date de ter mi ned in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic -le 3(4) of the Ag re e ment and Ar tic le 3(4) of the Pro to col.
C H A P T E R 4
FACTS IN CON TRAC TING PAR TIESAF FEC TING IN TER NA TIO NAL RE GIS TRA TIONS
Rule 16
Time Li mit for No ti fy ing Pro vi sio nalRe fu sal Ba sed on an Op po si tion
(1) [In for ma tion Re la ting to Po ssib le Op po si tions] (a) Whe re a dec la ra tion has been made by a Con trac -
ting Par ty pur su ant to Ar tic le 5(2)(b) and (c), firstsen ten ce, of the Pro to col, the Of fi ce of that Con trac -ting Par ty shall, whe re it has be co me ap pa rent withre gard to a gi ven in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion de sig -na ting that Con trac ting Par ty that the op po si tionpe riod will ex pi re too late for any pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sed on an op po si tion to be no ti fied to the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au wit hin the 18-month time li mit re fer -red to in Ar tic le 5(2)(b), in form the In ter na tio nalBu re au of the num ber, and the name of the hol der,of that in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(b) Whe re, at the time of the com mu ni ca tion of the in for -ma tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a), the da tes onwhich the op po si tion pe riod be gins and ends areknown, tho se da tes shall be in di ca ted in the com mu -ni ca tion. If such da tes are not yet known at that time, they shall be com mu ni ca ted to the In ter na tio nal Bu -re au at the la test at the same time as any no ti fi ca tionof a pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sed on an op po si tion.
(c) Whe re sub pa rag raph (a) ap plies and the Of fi ce re -fer red to in the said sub pa rag raph has, be fo re the
ex pi ry of the 18-month time li mit re fer red to in thesame sub pa rag raph, in for med the In ter na tio nalBu re au of the fact that the time li mit for fi ling op po -si tions will ex pi re wit hin the 30 days pre ce ding theex pi ry of the 18-month time li mit and of the po ssi -bi li ty that op po si tions may be fi led du ring tho se30 days, a pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sed on an op po si -tion fi led du ring the said 30 days may be no ti fied tothe In ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin one month fromthe date of fi ling of the op po si tion.
(2) [Re cor ding and Trans mit tal of the In for ma -tion] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord in the In -ter na tio nal Re gis ter the in for ma tion re ce i ved un derpa ra graph (1) and shall trans mit that in for ma tion tothe hol der.
Rule 17
Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal and Sta te mentof Grant of Pro tec tion
(1) [No ti fi ca tion of Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal](a) A no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal may com pri se a
dec la ra tion sta ting the gro unds on which the Of fi ce ma king the no ti fi ca tion con si ders that pro tec tioncan not be gran ted in the Con trac ting Par ty con cer -ned (“ex of fi cio pro vi sio nal re fu sal”) or a dec la ra tion that pro tec tion can not be gran ted in the Con trac -ting Par ty con cer ned be ca u se an op po si tion hasbeen fi led (“pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sed on an op po si -tion”) or both.
(b) A no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal shall re la te toone in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, shall be da ted andshall be sig ned by the Of fi ce ma king it.
(2) [Con tent of the No ti fi ca tion] A no ti fi ca tion of pro -vi sio nal re fu sal shall con ta in or in di ca te
(i) the Of fi ce ma king the no ti fi ca tion,(ii) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,
pre fe rab ly ac com pa nied by ot her in di ca tionsenab ling the iden ti ty of the in ter na tio nal re gis -tra tion to be con fir med, such as the ver bal ele -ments of the mark or the ba sic ap pli ca tion orba sic re gis tra tion num ber,
(iii) [De le ted](iv) all the gro unds on which the pro vi sio nal re fu sal
is ba sed, to get her with a re fe ren ce to the cor res -pon ding es sen tial pro vi sions of the law,
(v) whe re the gro unds on which the pro vi sio nal re -fu sal is ba sed re la te to a mark which has beenthe sub ject of an ap pli ca tion or re gis tra tion and with which the mark that is the sub ject of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion ap pe ars to be in con -flict, the fi ling date and num ber, the pri o ri tydate (if any), the re gis tra tion date and num ber(if ava i lab le), the name and ad dress of the ow -ner, and a rep ro duc tion, of the for mer mark, to -get her with the list of all or the re le vant go odsand ser vi ces in the ap pli ca tion or re gis tra tion of the for mer mark, it be ing un der sto od that thesaid list may be in the lan gu a ge of the said ap -pli ca tion or re gis tra tion,
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(vi) eit her that the gro unds on which the pro vi sio -nal re fu sal is ba sed af fect all the go ods and ser -vi ces or an in di ca tion of the go ods and ser vi ceswhich are af fec ted, or are not af fec ted, by thepro vi sio nal re fu sal,
(vii) the time li mit, re a so nab le un der the cir cum -stan ces, for fi ling a re qu est for re view of, or ap -pe al aga inst, the ex of fi cio pro vi sio nal re fu sal or the pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sed on an op po si tionand, as the case may be, for fi ling a res pon se tothe op po si tion, pre fe rab ly with an in di ca tion ofthe date on which the said time li mit ex pi res,and the aut ho ri ty with which such re qu est forre view, ap pe al or res pon se sho uld be fi led, withthe in di ca tion, whe re ap pli cab le, that the re qu -est for re view, the ap pe al or the res pon se has tobe fi led thro ugh the in ter me dia ry of a re pre sen -ta ti ve who se ad dress is wit hin the ter ri to ry ofthe Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce has pro no -un ced the re fu sal.
(3) [Ad di tio nal Re qu i re ments Con cer ning a No ti fi ca -tion of Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal Ba sed on an Op po si tion]Whe re the pro vi sio nal re fu sal of pro tec tion is ba sed onan op po si tion, or on an op po si tion and ot her gro unds,the no ti fi ca tion shall, in ad di tion to com ply ing with there qu i re ments re fer red to in pa ra graph (2), con ta in anin di ca tion of that fact and the name and ad dress of theop po nent; ho we ver, not wit hstan ding pa ra graph (2)(v),the Of fi ce ma king the no ti fi ca tion must, whe re the op -po si tion is ba sed on a mark which has been the sub jectof an ap pli ca tion or re gis tra tion, com mu ni ca te the listof the go ods and ser vi ces on which the op po si tion is ba -sed and may, in ad di tion, com mu ni ca te the com ple telist of go ods and ser vi ces of that ear lier ap pli ca tion orre gis tra tion, it be ing un der sto od that the said lists may be in the lan gu a ge of the ear lier ap pli ca tion or re gis tra -tion.
(4) [Re cor ding; Trans mit tal of Co pies of No ti fi ca -tions] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord the pro vi -sio nal re fu sal in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter to get herwith the data con ta i ned in the no ti fi ca tion, with an in -di ca tion of the date on which the no ti fi ca tion was sentor is re gar ded un der Rule 18(1)(d) as ha ving been sentto the In ter na tio nal Bu re au and shall trans mit a copythe re of to the Of fi ce of ori gin, if that Of fi ce has in for -med the In ter na tio nal Bu re au that it wis hes to re ce i vesuch co pies, and, at the same time, to the hol der.
(5) [Con fir ma tion or Wit hdra wal of Pro vi sio nal Re fu -sal]
(a) An Of fi ce which has sent to the In ter na tio nal Bureau a no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal shall,once all pro ce du res be fo re the said Of fi ce re la tingto the pro tec tion of the mark have been com ple ted,send to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au a sta te ment in di -ca ting eit her
(i) that pro tec tion of the mark is re fu sed in theCon trac ting Par ty con cer ned for all go ods andser vi ces,
(ii) that the mark is pro tec ted in the Con trac tingPar ty con cer ned for all go ods and ser vi ces re -quested, or
(iii) the go ods and ser vi ces for which the mark ispro tec ted in the Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned.
(b) Whe re, fol lo wing the sen ding of a sta te ment in ac -cor dan ce with sub pa rag raph (a), a fur ther de ci sionaf fects the pro tec tion of the mark, the Of fi ce shall,to the ex tent that it is awa re of that de ci sion, sendto the In ter na tio nal Bu re au a fur ther sta te ment in -di ca ting the go ods and ser vi ces for which the markis pro tec ted in the Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned.
(c) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord any sta te -ment re ce i ved un der sub pa rag raph (a) or (b) in theIn ter na tio nal Re gis ter and shall trans mit a copythe re of to the hol der.
(d) The Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par ty may, in a dec la ra -tion, no ti fy the Di rec tor Ge ne ral that, in ac cor dan -ce with the law of the said Con trac ting Par ty, (i) any pro vi sio nal re fu sal that has been no ti fied to
the In ter na tio nal Bu re au is sub ject to re view bythe said Of fi ce, whet her or not such re view hasbeen re qu es ted by the hol der, and
(ii) the de ci sion ta ken on the said re view may be the sub ject of a fur ther re view or ap pe al be fo re theOf fi ce.
Whe re this dec la ra tion ap plies and the Of fi ce is not in apo si tion to com mu ni ca te the said de ci sion di rec tly tothe hol der of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion con cer ned,the Of fi ce shall, not wit hstan ding the fact that all pro -ce du res be fo re the said Of fi ce re la ting to the pro tec tionof the mark may not have been com ple ted, send thesta te ment re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a) to the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au im me dia te ly fol lo wing the said de ci -sion. Any fur ther de ci sion af fec ting the pro tec tion ofthe mark shall be sent to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au inac cor dan ce with sub pa rag raph (b).(e) The Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par ty may, in a dec la ra -
tion, no ti fy the Di rec tor Ge ne ral that, in ac cor dan -ce with the law of the said Con trac ting Par ty, any ex of fi cio pro vi sio nal re fu sal that has been no ti fied tothe In ter na tio nal Bu re au is not open to re view be fo -re the said Of fi ce. Whe re this dec la ra tion ap plies,any ex of fi cio no ti fi ca tion of a pro vi sio nal re fu sal bythe said Of fi ce shall be de e med to in clu de a sta te -ment in ac cor dan ce with sub pa rag raph (a)(i) or (iii).
(6) [Sta te ment of Grant of Pro tec tion](a) An Of fi ce which has not com mu ni ca ted a no ti fi ca -
tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal may, wit hin the pe riodap pli cab le un der Ar tic le 5(2) of the Ag re e ment orAr tic le 5(2)(a) or (b) of the Pro to col, send to the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au any of the fol lo wing:(i) a sta te ment to the ef fect that all pro ce du res be -
fo re the Of fi ce have been com ple ted and thatthe Of fi ce has de ci ded to grant pro tec tion to themark that is the sub ject of the in ter na tio nal re -gis tra tion;
(ii) a sta te ment to the ef fect that the ex of fi cio exa -mi na tion has been com ple ted and that the Of fi -ce has fo und no gro unds for re fu sal but that the pro tec tion of the mark is still sub ject to op po si -tion or ob ser va tions by third par ties, with an in -di ca tion of the date by which such op po si tionsmay be fi led;
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(iii) whe re a sta te ment in ac cor dan ce with item (ii)has been sent, a fur ther sta te ment to the ef fectthat the op po si tion pe riod has ex pi red wit ho utany op po si tion or ob ser va tions be ing fi led andthat the Of fi ce has the re fo re de ci ded to grantpro tec tion to the mark that is the sub ject of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(b) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord any sta te mentre ce i ved un der sub pa rag raph (a) in the In ter na tio nalRe gis ter and shall trans mit a copy to the hol der.
Rule 18
Ir re gu lar No ti fi ca tions of Pro vi sio nal Re fu sal
(1) [Con trac ting Par ty De sig na ted Un der the Ag re e -ment](a) A no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal com mu ni ca ted
by the Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par ty de sig na ted un -der the Ag re e ment shall not be re gar ded as such bythe In ter na tio nal Bu re au(i) if it does not con ta in any in ter na tio nal re gis tra -
tion num ber, un less ot her in di ca tions con ta i -ned in the no ti fi ca tion per mit the in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion to which the pro vi sio nal re fu sal re -la tes to be iden ti fied,
(ii) if it does not in di ca te any gro unds for re fu sal, or(iii) if it is sent too late to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au,
that is, if it is sent af ter the ex pi ry of one year from the date on which the re cor ding of the in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion or the re cor ding of the de sig na -tion made sub se qu en tly to the in ter na tio nal re -gis tra tion has been ef fec ted, it be ing un der sto odthat the said date is the same as the date of sen -ding the no ti fi ca tion of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion or of the de sig na tion made sub se qu en tly.
(b) Whe re sub pa rag raph (a) ap plies, the In ter na tio nalBu re au shall ne ver the less trans mit a copy of theno ti fi ca tion to the hol der, shall in form, at the sametime, the hol der and the Of fi ce that sent the no ti fi -ca tion that the no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal isnot re gar ded as such by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au,and shall in di ca te the re a sons the re for.
(c) If the no ti fi ca tion(i) is not sig ned on be half of the Of fi ce which com -
mu ni ca ted it, or does not ot her wi se com ply with the re qu i re ments of Rule 2 or with the re qu i re -ment ap pli cab le un der Rule 6(2),
(ii) does not con ta in, whe re ap pli cab le, the de tailsof the mark with which the mark that is the sub -ject of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion ap pe ars tobe in con flict (Rule 17(2)(v) and (3)),
(iii) does not com ply with the re qu i re ments ofRule 17(2)(vi),
(iv) does not com ply with the re qu i re ments ofRule 17(2)(vii), or
(v) [De le ted](vi) does not con ta in, whe re ap pli cab le, the name
and ad dress of the op po nent and the in di ca tionof the go ods and ser vi ces on which the op po si -tion is ba sed (Rule 17(3)),
the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, ex cept whe re sub pa -rag raph (d) ap plies, no net he less re cord the pro vi sio nalre fu sal in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter. The In ter na tio nalBu re au shall in vi te the Of fi ce that com mu ni ca ted thepro vi sio nal re fu sal to send a rec ti fied no ti fi ca tion wit -hin two months from the in vi ta tion and shall trans mitto the hol der co pies of the ir re gu lar no ti fi ca tion and ofthe in vi ta tion sent to the Of fi ce con cer ned.
(d) Whe re the no ti fi ca tion does not com ply with the re -qu i re ments of Rule 17(2)(vii), the pro vi sio nal re fu -sal shall not be re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis -ter. If ho we ver a rec ti fied no ti fi ca tion is sent wit hinthe time li mit re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (c), itshall be re gar ded, for the pur po ses of Ar tic le 5 ofthe Ag re e ment, as ha ving been sent to the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au on the date on which the de fec ti veno ti fi ca tion had been sent to it. If the no ti fi ca tion isnot so rec ti fied, it shall not be re gar ded as a no ti fi -ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal. In the lat ter case, theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au shall in form, at the sametime, the hol der and the Of fi ce that sent the no ti fi -ca tion that the no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal isnot re gar ded as such by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au,and shall in di ca te the re a sons the re for.
(e) Any rec ti fied no ti fi ca tion shall, whe re the ap pli cab lelaw so per mits, in di ca te a new time li mit, re a so nab le un der the cir cum stan ces, for fi ling a re qu est for re -view of, or ap pe al aga inst, the ex of fi cio pro vi sio nalre fu sal or the pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sed on an op po -si tion and, as the case may be, for fi ling a res pon seto the op po si tion, pre fe rab ly with an in di ca tion ofthe date on which the said time li mit ex pi res.
(f) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall trans mit a copy ofany rec ti fied no ti fi ca tion to the hol der.
(2) [Con trac ting Par ty De sig na ted Un der the Pro to col]
(a) Pa ra graph (1) shall also ap ply in the case of a no ti fi ca -tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal com mu ni ca ted by the Of fi ceof a Con trac ting Par ty de sig na ted un der the Pro to col,it be ing un der sto od that the time li mit re fer red to inpa ra graph (1)(a)(iii) shall be the time li mit ap pli cab leun der Ar tic le 5(2)(a), (b) or (c)(ii) of the Pro to col.
(b) Pa ra graph (1)(a) shall ap ply to de ter mi ne whet herthe time li mit be fo re the ex pi ry of which the Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned must give the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au the in for ma tion re fer red to inAr tic le 5(2)(c)(i) of the Pro to col has been com pliedwith. If such in for ma tion is gi ven af ter the ex pi ry ofthat time li mit, it shall be re gar ded as not ha vingbeen gi ven and the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall in -form the Of fi ce con cer ned ac cor din gly.
(c) Whe re the no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal ba sedon an op po si tion is made un der Ar tic le 5(2)(c)(ii) ofthe Pro to col wit ho ut the re qu i re ments of Ar tic -le 5(2)(c)(i) of the Pro to col ha ving been com pliedwith, it shall not be re gar ded as a no ti fi ca tion ofpro vi sio nal re fu sal. In such a case, the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall ne ver the less trans mit a copy ofthe no ti fi ca tion to the hol der, shall in form, at thesame time, the hol der and the Of fi ce that sent theno ti fi ca tion that the no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re -
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fu sal is not re gar ded as such by the In ter na tio nalBu re au, and shall in di ca te the re a sons the re for.
Rule 19
In va li da tions in De sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties
(1) [Con tents of the No ti fi ca tion of In va li da tion] Whe -re the ef fects of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion are in va li -da ted in a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty un der Ar tic -le 5(6) of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 5(6) of the Pro to coland the in va li da tion is no lon ger sub ject to ap pe al, theOf fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty who se com pe tent aut -ho ri ty has pro no un ced the in va li da tion shall no ti fy theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au ac cor din gly. The no ti fi ca tionshall con ta in or in di ca te
(i) the aut ho ri ty which pro no un ced the in va li da -tion,
(ii) the fact that the in va li da tion is no lon ger sub -ject to ap pe al,
(iii) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,(iv) the name of the hol der,(v) if the in va li da tion does not con cern all the go -
ods and ser vi ces, tho se in res pect of which thein va li da tion has been pro no un ced or tho se inres pect of which the in va li da tion has not beenpro no un ced, and
(vi) the date on which the in va li da tion was pro no -un ced and, whe re po ssib le, its ef fec ti ve date.
(2) [Re cor ding of the In va li da tion and In for ma tion tothe Hol der and the Of fi ce Con cer ned] The In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall re cord the in va li da tion in the In ter na -tio nal Re gis ter, to get her with the data con ta i ned in theno ti fi ca tion of in va li da tion, and shall in form ac cor din -gly the hol der. The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall also in -form the Of fi ce that com mu ni ca ted the no ti fi ca tion ofin va li da tion of the date on which the in va li da tion wasre cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter if that Of fi ce hasre qu es ted to re ce i ve such in for ma tion.
Rule 20
Res tric tion of the Holder’s Right of Dis po sal
(1) [Com mu ni ca tion of In for ma tion](a) The hol der of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion or the
Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der may in -form the In ter na tio nal Bu re au that the holder’sright to dis po se of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionhas been res tric ted and, if ap prop ria te, in di ca te the Con trac ting Par ties con cer ned.
(b) The Of fi ce of any de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty mayin form the In ter na tio nal Bu re au that the holder’sright of dis po sal has been res tric ted in res pect ofthe in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion in the ter ri to ry of that Con trac ting Par ty.
(c) In for ma tion gi ven in ac cor dan ce with subpara -graph (a) or (b) shall con sist of a sum ma ry sta te -ment of the main facts con cer ning the res tric tion.
(2) [Par tial or To tal Re mo val of Res tric tion] Whe re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au has been in for med of a res tric -tion of the holder’s right of dis po sal in ac cor dan ce with
pa ra graph (1), the par ty that com mu ni ca ted the in for -ma tion shall also in form the In ter na tio nal Bu re au ofany par tial or to tal re mo val of that res tric tion.
(3) [Re cor ding] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re -cord the in for ma tion com mu ni ca ted un der pa ra -graphs (1) and (2) in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter andshall in form ac cor din gly the hol der, the de sig na tedCon trac ting Par ties con cer ned and, whe re the in for ma -tion has been gi ven by an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce.
Rule 20bis
Li cen ses
(1) [Re qu est for the Re cor ding of a Li cen se](a) A re qu est for the re cor ding of a li cen se shall be pre -
sen ted to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au on the re le vantof fi cial form by the hol der or, if the Of fi ce ad mitssuch pre sen ta tion, by the Of fi ce of the Con trac tingPar ty of the hol der or the Of fi ce of a Con trac tingPar ty with res pect to which the li cen se is gran ted.
(b) The re qu est shall in di ca te(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion
con cer ned,(ii) the name of the hol der,(iii) the name and ad dress of the li cen see, gi ven in
ac cor dan ce with the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc -tions,
(iv) the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties with res pect to which the li cen se is gran ted,
(v) that the li cen se is gran ted for all the go ods andser vi ces co ve red by the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion, or the go ods and ser vi ces for which the li -cen se is gran ted, gro u ped in the ap prop ria teclas ses of the In ter na tio nal Clas si fi ca tion ofGo ods and Ser vi ces.
(c) The re qu est may also in di ca te(i) whe re the li cen see is a na tu ral per son, the Sta te
of which the li cen see is a na tio nal,(ii) whe re the li cen see is a le gal en ti ty, the le gal na -
tu re of that en ti ty and the Sta te and, whe re ap -pli cab le, the ter ri to rial unit wit hin that Sta te,un der the law of which the said le gal en ti ty hasbeen or ga ni zed,
(iii) that the li cen se con cerns only a part of the ter ri -to ry of a spe ci fied de sig na ted Con trac ting Par -ty,
(iv) whe re the li cen see has a re pre sen ta ti ve, thename and ad dress of the re pre sen ta ti ve, gi venin ac cor dan ce with the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc -tions,
(v) whe re the li cen se is an ex clu si ve li cen se or asole li cen se, that fact,
(vi) whe re ap pli cab le, the du ra tion of the li cen se.(d) The re qu est shall be sig ned by the hol der or by the
Of fi ce thro ugh which it is pre sen ted.
(2) [Ir re gu lar Re qu est] (a) If the re qu est for the re cor ding of a li cen se does not
com ply with the re qu i re ments of pa ra graph (1)(a),(b) and (d), the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy
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that fact to the hol der and, if the re qu est was pre -sen ted by an Of fi ce, to that Of fi ce.
(b) If the ir re gu la ri ty is not re me died wit hin threemonths from the date of the no ti fi ca tion of the ir re -gu la ri ty by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the re qu estshall be con si de red aban do ned, and the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din gly and at the same time the hol der and, if the re qu est was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce, and re fund any fees paid, af -ter de duc tion of an amo unt cor res pon ding toone-half of the re le vant fees re fer red to in item 7 ofthe Sche du le of Fees, to the par ty ha ving paid tho se fees.
(3) [Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tion] Whe re the re qu estcom plies with the re qu i re ments of pa ra graph (1)(a), (b)and (d), the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord the li -cen se in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter, to get her with thein for ma tion con ta i ned in the re qu est, shall no ti fy ac -cor din gly the Of fi ces of the de sig na ted Con trac tingPar ties in res pect of which the li cen se is gran ted andshall in form at the same time the hol der and, if the re -qu est was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce.
(4) [Amen dment or Can cel la tion of the Re cor ding of a Li cen se] Pa ra graphs (1) to (3) shall ap ply mu ta tis mu -tan dis to a re qu est for the amen dment or can cel la tionof the re cor ding of a li cen se.
(5) [Dec la ra tion That the Re cor ding of a Gi ven Li cen -se Has No Ef fect]
(a) The Of fi ce of a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty whichis no ti fied by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au of the re cor -ding of a li cen se in res pect of that Con trac ting Par ty may dec la re that such re cor ding has no ef fect in the said Con trac ting Par ty.
(b) The dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)shall in di ca te
(i) the re a sons for which the re cor ding of the li cen -se has no ef fect,
(ii) whe re the dec la ra tion does not af fect all the go -ods and ser vi ces to which the li cen se re la tes,tho se which are af fec ted by the dec la ra tion ortho se which are not af fec ted by the dec la ra tion,
(iii) the cor res pon ding es sen tial pro vi sions of thelaw, and
(iv) whet her such dec la ra tion may be sub ject to re -view or ap pe al.
(c) The dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)shall be sent to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au be fo re theex pi ry of 18 months from the date on which the no -ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra graph (3) was sent tothe Of fi ce con cer ned.
(d) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord in the In ter -na tio nal Re gis ter any dec la ra tion made in ac cor -dan ce with sub pa rag raph (c) and shall no ti fy ac cor -din gly the par ty (hol der or Of fi ce) that pre sen tedthe re qu est to re cord the li cen se.
(e) Any fi nal de ci sion re la ting to a dec la ra tion made inac cor dan ce with sub pa rag raph (c) shall be no ti fiedto the In ter na tio nal Bu re au which shall re cord it inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and no ti fy ac cor din gly
the par ty (hol der or Of fi ce) that pre sen ted the re qu -est to re cord the li cen se.
(6) [Dec la ra tion That the Re cor ding of Li cen ses in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter Has No Ef fect in a Con trac tingPar ty](a) The Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par ty the law of which
does not pro vi de for the re cor ding of tra de mark li -cen ses may no ti fy the Di rec tor Ge ne ral that the re -cor ding of li cen ses in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter has no ef fect in that Con trac ting Par ty.
(b) The Of fi ce of a Con trac ting Par ty the law of whichpro vi des for the re cor ding of tra de mark li cen sesmay, be fo re the date on which this Rule co mes intofor ce or the date on which the said Con trac ting Par -ty be co mes bo und by the Ag re e ment or the Pro to -col, no ti fy the Di rec tor Ge ne ral that the re cor ding of li cen ses in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter has no ef fectin that Con trac ting Par ty. Such no ti fi ca tion may bewit hdrawn at any time.
Rule 21
Rep la ce ment of a Na tio nal or Re gio nalRe gis tra tion by an In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion
(1) [No ti fi ca tion] Whe re, in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic -le 4bis(2) of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 4bis(2) of the Pro -to col, the Of fi ce of a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty hasta ken note in its Re gis ter, fol lo wing a re qu est made di -rect by the hol der with that Of fi ce, that a na tio nal or are gio nal re gis tra tion has been rep la ced by an in ter na -tio nal re gis tra tion, that Of fi ce shall no ti fy the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au ac cor din gly. Such no ti fi ca tion shall in -di ca te
(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tioncon cer ned,
(ii) whe re the rep la ce ment con cerns only one or someof the go ods and ser vi ces lis ted in the in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion, tho se go ods and ser vi ces, and
(iii) the fi ling date and num ber, the re gis tra tion dateand num ber, and, if any, the pri o ri ty date of thena tio nal or re gio nal re gis tra tion which has beenrep la ced by the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(2) [Re cor ding] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re -cord the in di ca tions no ti fied un der pa ra graph (1) in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and shall in form the hol der ac -cor din gly.
Rule 22
Ce a sing of Ef fect of the Ba sic Ap pli ca tion,of the Re gis tra tion Re sul ting The ref rom,
or of the Ba sic Re gis tra tion
(1) [No ti fi ca tion Re la ting to Ce a sing of Ef fect of theBa sic Ap pli ca tion, of the Re gis tra tion Re sul ting There -from, or of the Ba sic Re gis tra tion](a) Whe re Ar tic le 6(3) and (4) of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic -
le 6(3) and (4) of the Pro to col, or both, ap ply, the Of -fi ce of ori gin shall no ti fy the In ter na tio nal Bu re auac cor din gly and shall in di ca te(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,
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(ii) the name of the hol der,(iii) the facts and de ci sions af fec ting the ba sic re gis -
tra tion, or, whe re the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tioncon cer ned is ba sed on a ba sic ap pli ca tionwhich has not re sul ted in a re gis tra tion, thefacts and de ci sions af fec ting the ba sic ap pli ca -tion, or, whe re the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion isba sed on a ba sic ap pli ca tion which has re sul ted in a re gis tra tion, the facts and de ci sions af fec -ting that re gis tra tion, and the ef fec ti ve date oftho se facts and de ci sions, and
(iv) whe re the said facts and de ci sions af fect the in -ter na tio nal re gis tra tion only with res pect tosome of the go ods and ser vi ces, tho se go ods and ser vi ces which are af fec ted by the facts and de -ci sions or tho se which are not af fec ted by thefacts and de ci sions.
(b) Whe re a ju di cial ac tion re fer red to in Ar tic le 6(4) ofthe Ag re e ment, or a pro ce e ding re fer red to initem (i), (ii) or (iii) of Ar tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col, be -gan be fo re the ex pi ry of the five-year pe riod but hasnot, be fo re the ex pi ry of that pe riod, re sul ted in thefi nal de ci sion re fer red to in Ar tic le 6(4) of the Ag re e -ment, or in the fi nal de ci sion re fer red to in the se -cond sen ten ce of Ar tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col or in the wit hdra wal or re nun cia tion re fer red to in the thirdsen ten ce of Ar tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col, the Of fi ce ofori gin shall, whe re it is awa re the re of and as soonas po ssib le af ter the ex pi ry of the said pe riod, no ti fythe In ter na tio nal Bu re au ac cor din gly.
(c) Once the ju di cial ac tion or pro ce e ding re fer red to insub pa rag raph (b) has re sul ted in the fi nal de ci sionre fer red to in Ar tic le 6(4) of the Ag re e ment, in the fi -nal de ci sion re fer red to in the se cond sen ten ce ofAr tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col or in the wit hdra wal orre nun cia tion re fer red to in the third sen ten ce of Ar -tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col, the Of fi ce of ori gin shall,whe re it is awa re the re of, prom ptly no ti fy the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au ac cor din gly and shall give the in -di ca tions re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)(i) to (iv).
(2) [Re cor ding and Trans mit tal of the No ti fi ca tion;Can cel la tion of the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion](a) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord any no ti fi ca -
tion re fer red to in pa ra graph (1) in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and shall trans mit a copy of the no ti fi ca -tion to the Of fi ces of the de sig na ted Con trac tingPar ties and to the hol der.
(b) Whe re any no ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra -graph (1)(a) or (c) re qu ests can cel la tion of the in ter -na tio nal re gis tra tion and com plies with the re qu i -re ments of that pa ra graph, the In ter na tio nalBu re au shall can cel, to the ex tent ap pli cab le, thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion in the In ter na tio nal Re -gis ter.
(c) Whe re the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion has been can -cel led in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter in ac cor dan cewith sub pa rag raph (b), the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall no ti fy the Of fi ces of the de sig na ted Con trac -ting Par ties and the hol der of the fol lo wing:(i) the date on which the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion
was can cel led in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter;
(ii) whe re the can cel la tion con cerns all go ods andser vi ces, that fact;
(iii) whe re the can cel la tion con cerns only some ofthe go ods and ser vi ces, the go ods and ser vi cesin di ca ted un der pa ra graph (1)(a)(iv).
Rule 23
Di vi sion or Mer ger of the Ba sic Ap pli ca tions,of the Re gis tra tions Re sul ting The ref rom,
or of the Ba sic Re gis tra tions
(1) [No ti fi ca tion of the Di vi sion of the Ba sic Ap pli ca -tion or Mer ger of the Ba sic Ap pli ca tions] Whe re, du ringthe five-year pe riod re fer red to in Ar tic le 6(3) of the Pro -to col, the ba sic ap pli ca tion is di vi ded into two or moreap pli ca tions, or se ve ral ba sic ap pli ca tions are mer gedinto a sing le ap pli ca tion, the Of fi ce of ori gin shall no ti fy the In ter na tio nal Bu re au ac cor din gly and shall in di ca -te
(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion or,if the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion has not yet been ef fec ted, the num ber of the ba sic ap pli ca tion,
(ii) the name of the hol der or ap pli cant,(iii) the num ber of each ap pli ca tion re sul ting from
the di vi sion or the num ber of the ap pli ca tion re -sul ting from the mer ger.
(2) [Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tion by the In ter na tio nalBu re au] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord the no -ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra graph (1) in the In ter na tio -nal Re gis ter and shall no ti fy the Of fi ces of the de sig na -ted Con trac ting Par ties and, at the same time, thehol der.
(3) [Di vi sion or Mer ger of Re gis tra tions Re sul tingfrom Ba sic Ap pli ca tions or of Ba sic Re gis tra tions] Pa -ra graphs (1) and (2) shall ap ply, mu ta tis mu tan dis, tothe di vi sion of any re gis tra tion or mer ger of any re gis -tra tions which re sul ted from the ba sic ap pli ca tion orap pli ca tions du ring the five-year pe riod re fer red to inAr tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col and to the di vi sion of the ba -sic re gis tra tion or mer ger of the ba sic re gis tra tions du -ring the five year pe riod re fer red to in Ar tic le 6(3) of theAg re e ment and in Ar tic le 6(3) of the Pro to col.
C H A P T E R 5
SUB SE QU ENT DE SIG NA TIONS; CHAN GES
Rule 24
De sig na tion Sub se qu entto the In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tion
(1) [En tit le ment](a) A Con trac ting Par ty may be the sub ject of a de sig na -
tion made sub se qu ent to the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion (he re i naf ter re fer red to as “sub se qu ent de sig na -tion” whe re, at the time of that de sig na tion, thehol der ful fi lls the con di tions, un der Ar tic le 1(2) and 2of the Ag re e ment or un der Ar tic le 2 of the Pro to col, tobe the hol der of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(b) Whe re the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der is bo undby the Ag re e ment, the hol der may de sig na te, un der
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the Ag re e ment, any Con trac ting Par ty that is bo -und by the Ag re e ment.
(c) Whe re the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der is bo undby the Pro to col, the hol der may de sig na te, un derthe Pro to col, any Con trac ting Par ty that is bo undby the Pro to col, pro vi ded that the said Con trac tingPar ties are not both bo und by the Ag re e ment.
(2) [Pre sen ta tion; Form and Sig na tu re](a) A sub se qu ent de sig na tion shall be pre sen ted to the
In ter na tio nal Bu re au by the hol der or by the Of fi ceof the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der; ho we ver,(i) whe re Rule 7(1), as in for ce be fo re Oc to ber 4,
2001, ap plies, it must be pre sen ted by the Of fi -ce of ori gin;
(ii) whe re any of the Con trac ting Par ties are de sig -na ted un der the Ag re e ment, the sub se qu ent de -sig na tion must be pre sen ted by the Of fi ce of theCon trac ting Par ty of the hol der.
(b) The sub se qu ent de sig na tion shall be pre sen ted onthe of fi cial form in one copy. Whe re it is pre sen tedby the hol der, it shall be sig ned by the hol der. Whe -re it is pre sen ted by an Of fi ce, it shall be sig ned bythat Of fi ce and, whe re the Of fi ce so re qu i res, alsoby the hol der. Whe re it is pre sen ted by an Of fi ceand that Of fi ce, wit ho ut re qu i ring that the hol deralso sign it, al lows that the hol der also sign it, thehol der may do so.
(3) [Con tents](a) The sub se qu ent de sig na tion shall con ta in or in di -
ca te(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion
con cer ned,(ii) the name and ad dress of the hol der,(iii) the Con trac ting Par ty that is de sig na ted,(iv) whe re the sub se qu ent de sig na tion is for all the
go ods and ser vi ces lis ted in the in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion con cer ned, that fact, or, whe re thesub se qu ent de sig na tion is for only part of thego ods and ser vi ces lis ted in the in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion con cer ned, tho se go ods and ser vi -ces,
(v) the amo unt of the fees be ing paid and the met -hod of pa y ment, or in struc tions to de bit the re -qu i red amo unt of fees to an ac co unt ope nedwith the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, and the iden ti fi -ca tion of the par ty ef fec ting the pa y ment or gi -ving the in struc tions, and,
(vi) whe re the sub se qu ent de sig na tion is pre sen tedby an Of fi ce, the date on which it was re ce i vedby that Of fi ce.
(b) Whe re the sub se qu ent de sig na tion con cerns aCon trac ting Par ty that has made a no ti fi ca tion un -der Rule 7(2), that sub se qu ent de sig na tion shallalso con ta in a dec la ra tion of in ten tion to use themark in the ter ri to ry of that Con trac ting Par ty; thedec la ra tion shall, as re qu i red by the said Con trac t -ing Par ty,(i) be sig ned by the hol der him self and be made on
a se pa ra te of fi cial form an ne xed to the sub se qu -ent de sig na tion, or
(ii) be in clu ded in the sub se qu ent de sig na tion.(c) The sub se qu ent de sig na tion may also con ta in
(i) the in di ca tions and trans la tion or trans la tions,as the case may be, re fer red to in Rule 9(4)(b),
(ii) a re qu est that the sub se qu ent de sig na tion takeef fect af ter the re cor ding of a chan ge or a can -cel la tion in res pect of the in ter na tio nal re gis -tra tion con cer ned or af ter the re ne wal of the in -ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(d) Whe re the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is ba sed on aba sic ap pli ca tion, a sub se qu ent de sig na tion un derthe Ag re e ment shall be ac com pa nied by a dec la ra -tion, sig ned by the Of fi ce of ori gin, cer ti fy ing thatthe said ap pli ca tion has re sul ted in a re gis tra tionand in di ca ting the date and num ber of that re gis -tra tion, un less such a dec la ra tion has al re a dy been re ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au.
(4) [Fees] The sub se qu ent de sig na tion shall be sub -ject to the pa y ment of the fees spe ci fied or re fer red to initem 5 of the Sche du le of Fees.
(5) [Ir re gu la ri ties](a) If the sub se qu ent de sig na tion does not com ply with
the ap pli cab le re qu i re ments, and sub ject to pa ra -graph (9), the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fythat fact to the hol der and, if the sub se qu ent de sig -na tion was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce.
(b) If the ir re gu la ri ty is not re me died wit hin threemonths from the date of the no ti fi ca tion of the ir re -gu la ri ty by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the sub se qu -ent de sig na tion shall be con si de red aban do ned,and the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din -gly and at the same time the hol der and, if the sub -se qu ent de sig na tion was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce,that Of fi ce, and re fund any fees paid, af ter de duc -tion of an amo unt cor res pon ding to one-half of theba sic fee re fer red to in item 5.1 of the Sche du le ofFees, to the par ty ha ving paid tho se fees.
(c) Not wit hstan ding sub pa rag raphs (a) and (b), whe rethe re qu i re ments of pa ra graph (1)(b) or (c) are notcom plied with in res pect of one or more of the de sig -na ted Con trac ting Par ties, the sub se qu ent de sig -na tion shall be de e med not to con ta in the de sig na -tion of tho se Con trac ting Par ties, and anycom ple men ta ry or in di vi du al fees al re a dy paid inres pect of tho se Con trac ting Par ties shall be re im -bur sed. Whe re the re qu i re ments of pa ra graph (1)(b) or (c) are com plied with in res pect of none of the de -sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties, sub pa rag raph (b)shall ap ply.
(6) [Date of Sub se qu ent De sig na tion](a) A sub se qu ent de sig na tion pre sen ted by the hol der
di rect to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, sub ject tosub pa rag raph (c)(i), bear the date of its re ce ipt bythe In ter na tio nal Bu re au.
(b) A sub se qu ent de sig na tion pre sen ted to the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au by an Of fi ce shall, sub ject to sub -pa rag raph (c)(i), bear the date on which it was re ce i -ved by that Of fi ce, pro vi ded that the saidde sig na tion has been re ce i ved by the In ter na tio nalBu re au wit hin a pe riod of two months from that
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date. If the sub se qu ent de sig na tion has not beenre ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin thatpe riod, it shall, sub ject to sub pa rag raph (c)(i), bearthe date of its re ce ipt by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au.
(c) Whe re the sub se qu ent de sig na tion does not com ply with the ap pli cab le re qu i re ments and the ir re gu la -ri ty is re me died wit hin three months from the dateof the no ti fi ca tion re fer red to in pa ra graph (5)(a),(i) the sub se qu ent de sig na tion shall, whe re the ir -
re gu la ri ty con cerns any of the re qu i re ments re -fer red to in pa ra graph (3)(a)(i), (iii) and (iv) and(b)(i), bear the date on which that de sig na tion isput in or der, un less the said de sig na tion waspre sen ted to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au by an Of -fi ce and the ir re gu la ri ty is re me died wit hin thepe riod of two months re fer red to in subpara -graph (b); in the lat ter case, the sub se qu ent de -sig na tion shall bear the date on which it was re -ce i ved by the said Of fi ce;
(ii) the date ap pli cab le un der sub pa rag raph (a)or (b), as the case may be, shall not be af fec tedby an ir re gu la ri ty con cer ning re qu i re ments ot -her than tho se which are re fer red to in pa ra -graph (3)(a)(i), (iii) and (iv) and (b)(i).
(d) Not wit hstan ding sub pa rag raphs (a), (b) and (c),whe re the sub se qu ent de sig na tion con ta ins a re qu -est made in ac cor dan ce with pa ra graph (3)(c)(ii), itmay bear a date which is la ter than that re sul tingfrom sub pa rag raph (a), (b) or (c).
(7) [Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tion] Whe re the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au finds that the sub se qu ent de sig na tioncon forms to the ap pli cab le re qu i re ments, it shall re -cord it in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and shall no ti fy ac -cor din gly the Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty that hasbeen de sig na ted in the sub se qu ent de sig na tion and atthe same time in form the hol der and, if the sub se qu entde sig na tion was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce.
(8) [Re fu sal] Ru les 16 to 18 shall ap ply mu ta tis mu -tan dis.
(9) [Sub se qu ent De sig na tion Not Con si de red asSuch] If the re qu i re ments of pa ra graph (2)(a) are notcom plied with, the sub se qu ent de sig na tion shall not be con si de red as such and the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shallin form the sen der ac cor din gly.
Rule 25
Re qu est for Re cor ding of a Chan ge;Re qu est for Re cor ding of a Can cel la tion
(1) [Pre sen ta tion of the Re qu est](a) A re qu est for re cor ding shall be pre sen ted to the In ter -
na tio nal Bu re au on the re le vant of fi cial form, in onecopy, whe re the re qu est re la tes to any of the fol lo wing:(i) a chan ge in the ow ner ship of the in ter na tio nal
re gis tra tion in res pect of all or some of the go -ods and ser vi ces and all or some of the de sig na -ted Con trac ting Par ties;
(ii) a li mi ta tion of the list of go ods and ser vi ces inres pect of all or some of the de sig na ted Con trac -ting Par ties;
(iii) a re nun cia tion in res pect of some of the de sig -na ted Con trac ting Par ties for all the go ods andser vi ces;
(iv) a chan ge in the name or ad dress of the hol der;
(v) can cel la tion of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion inres pect of all the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par -ties for all or some of the go ods and ser vi ces.
(b) Sub ject to sub pa rag raph (c), the re qu est shall bepre sen ted by the hol der or by the Of fi ce of the Con -trac ting Par ty of the hol der; ho we ver, the re qu estfor the re cor ding of a chan ge in ow ner ship may bepre sen ted thro ugh the Of fi ce of the Con trac tingPar ty, or of one of the Con trac ting Par ties, in di ca -ted in the said re qu est in ac cor dan ce with pa ra -graph (2)(a)(iv).
(c) The re qu est for the re cor ding of a re nun cia tion ora can cel la tion may not be pre sen ted di rec tly by thehol der whe re the re nun cia tion or can cel la tion af -fects any Con trac ting Par ty who se de sig na tion isgo ver ned by the Ag re e ment.
(d) Whe re the re qu est is pre sen ted by the hol der, itshall be sig ned by the hol der. Whe re it is pre sen tedby an Of fi ce, it shall be sig ned by that Of fi ce and,whe re the Of fi ce so re qu i res, also by the hol der.Whe re it is pre sen ted by an Of fi ce and that Of fi ce,wit ho ut re qu i ring that the hol der also sign it, al -lows that the hol der also sign it, the hol der may doso.
(2) [Con tents of the Re qu est]
(a) The re qu est for the re cor ding of a chan ge or the re -qu est for the re cor ding of a can cel la tion shall, inad di tion to the re qu es ted chan ge or can cel la tion,con ta in or in di ca te
(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tioncon cer ned,
(ii) the name of the hol der, un less the chan ge re la -tes to the name or ad dress of the re pre sen ta ti ve,
(iii) in the case of a chan ge in the ow ner ship of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, the name and ad -dress, gi ven in ac cor dan ce with the Ad mi nis tra -ti ve In struc tions, of the na tu ral per son or le galen ti ty men tio ned in the re qu est as the new hol -der of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion (he re i naf ter re fer red to as “the trans fe ree”),
(iv) in the case of a chan ge in the ow ner ship of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, the Con trac ting Par -ty or Par ties in res pect of which the trans fe reeful fi lls the con di tions, un der Ar tic les 1(2) and 2of the Ag re e ment or un der Ar tic le 2 of the Pro to -col, to be the hol der of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion,
(v) in the case of a chan ge in the ow ner ship of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, whe re the ad dress ofthe trans fe ree gi ven in ac cor dan ce with item (iii) is not in the ter ri to ry of the Con trac ting Par ty,or of one of the Con trac ting Par ties, gi ven in ac -cor dan ce with item (iv), and un less the trans fe -ree has in di ca ted that he is a na tio nal of a Con -trac ting Sta te or of a Sta te mem ber ofa Con trac ting Or ga ni za tion, the ad dress of the
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es tab lis hment, or the do mi ci le, of the trans fe -ree in the Con trac ting Par ty, or in one of theCon trac ting Par ties, in res pect of which thetrans fe ree ful fi lls the con di tions to be the hol -der of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,
(vi) in the case of a chan ge in the ow ner ship of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion that does not re la te to all the go ods and ser vi ces and to all the de sig na -ted Con trac ting Par ties, the go ods and ser vi cesand the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties towhich the chan ge in ow ner ship re la tes, and
(vii) the amo unt of the fees be ing paid and the met -hod of pa y ment, or in struc tions to de bit the re -qu i red amo unt of fees to an ac co unt ope nedwith the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, and the iden ti fi -ca tion of the par ty ef fec ting the pa y ment or gi -ving the in struc tions.
(b) The re qu est for the re cor ding of a chan ge in the ow -ner ship of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion may alsocon ta in,
(i) whe re the trans fe ree is a na tu ral per son, an in -di ca tion of the Sta te of which the trans fe ree is ana tio nal;
(ii) whe re the trans fe ree is a le gal en ti ty, in di ca -tions con cer ning the le gal na tu re of that le galen ti ty and the Sta te, and, whe re ap pli cab le, theter ri to rial unit wit hin that Sta te, un der the lawof which the said le gal en ti ty has been or ga ni -zed.
(c) The re qu est for re cor ding of a chan ge or a can cel la -tion may also con ta in a re qu est that it be re cor dedbe fo re, or af ter, the re cor ding of anot her chan ge orcan cel la tion or a sub se qu ent de sig na tion in res -pect of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion con cer ned oraf ter the re ne wal of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(3) [Re qu est Not Ad mis sib le] A chan ge in the ow ner -ship of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion may not be re cor -ded in res pect of a gi ven de sig na ted Con trac ting Par tyif that Con trac ting Par ty
(i) is bo und by the Ag re e ment but not by the Pro to -col, and the Con trac ting Par ty in di ca ted un derpa ra graph (2)(a)(iv) is not bo und by the Ag re e -ment, or none of the Con trac ting Par ties in di ca -ted un der that pa ra graph is bo und by the Ag re e -ment;
(ii) is bo und by the Pro to col but not by the Ag re e -ment, and the Con trac ting Par ty in di ca ted un -der pa ra graph (2)(a)(iv) is not bo und by the Pro -to col, or none of the Con trac ting Par tiesin di ca ted un der that pa ra graph is bo und by thePro to col.
(4) [Se ve ral Trans fe re es] Whe re the re qu est for there cor ding of a chan ge in the ow ner ship of the in ter na -tio nal re gis tra tion men tions se ve ral trans fe re es, thatchan ge may not be re cor ded in res pect of a gi ven de sig -na ted Con trac ting Par ty if any of the trans fe re es doesnot ful fill the con di tions to be hol der of the in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion in res pect of that Con trac ting Par ty.
Rule 26
Ir re gu la ri ties in Re qu ests for Re cor dingof a Chan ge and for Re cor ding of a Can cel la tion
(1) [Ir re gu lar Re qu est] If the re qu est for the re cor ding of a chan ge, or the re qu est for the re cor ding of a can cel -la tion, re fer red to in Rule 25(1)(a) does not com ply withthe ap pli cab le re qu i re ments, and sub ject to pa ra -graph (3), the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy thatfact to the hol der and, if the re qu est was made by an Of -fi ce, to that Of fi ce.
(2) [Time Al lo wed to Re me dy Ir re gu la ri ty] The ir re gu -la ri ty may be re me died wit hin three months from thedate of the no ti fi ca tion of the ir re gu la ri ty by the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au. If the ir re gu la ri ty is not re me died wit -hin three months from the date of the no ti fi ca tion of the ir re gu la ri ty by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the re qu estshall be con si de red aban do ned, and the In ter na tio nalBu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din gly and at the same timethe hol der and, if the re qu est for the re cor ding of achan ge or the re qu est for the re cor ding of a can cel la -tion was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce, that Of fi ce, and re fund any fees paid, af ter de duc tion of an amo unt cor res pon -ding to one-half of the re le vant fees re fer red to in item 7of the Sche du le of Fees, to the par ty ha ving paid tho sefees.
(3) [Re qu ests Not Con si de red as Such] If the re qu i re -ments of Rule 25(1)(b) or (c) are not com plied with, there qu est shall not be con si de red as such and the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au shall in form the sen der ac cor din gly.
Rule 27
Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tionof a Chan ge or of a Can cel la tion;
Mer ger of In ter na tio nal Re gis tra tions;Dec la ra tion That a Chan ge in Ow ner ship
or a Li mi ta tion Has No Ef fect
(1) [Re cor ding and No ti fi ca tion of a Chan ge or ofa Can cel la tion](a) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, pro vi ded that the
re qu est re fer red to in Rule 25(1)(a) is in or der,prom ptly re cord the chan ge or the can cel la tion inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter, shall no ti fy ac cor din glythe Of fi ces of the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties inwhich the chan ge has ef fect or, in the case of a can -cel la tion, the Of fi ces of all the de sig na ted Con trac t -ing Par ties, and shall in form at the same time thehol der and, if the re qu est was pre sen ted by an Of fi -ce, that Of fi ce. Whe re the re cor ding re la tes toa chan ge in ow ner ship, the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall also in form the for mer hol der in the case ofa to tal chan ge in ow ner ship and the hol der of thepart of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion which hasbeen as sig ned or ot her wi se trans fer red in the caseof a par tial chan ge in ow ner ship. Whe re the re qu est for the re cor ding of a can cel la tion was pre sen ted bythe hol der or by an Of fi ce ot her than the Of fi ce ofori gin du ring the five-year pe riod re fer red to in Ar -tic le 6(3) of the Ag re e ment and Ar tic le 6(3) of thePro to col, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall also in -form the Of fi ce of ori gin.
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(b) The chan ge or the can cel la tion shall be re cor ded asof the date of re ce ipt by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au ofa re qu est com ply ing with the ap pli cab le re qu i re -ments, ex cept that, whe re a re qu est has been madein ac cor dan ce with Rule 25(2)(c), it may be re cor ded as of a la ter date.
(2) [De le ted]
(3) [Re cor ding of Mer ger of In ter na tio nal Re gis tra -tions] Whe re the same na tu ral per son or le gal en ti tyhas been re cor ded as the hol der of two or more in ter na -tio nal re gis tra tions re sul ting from a par tial chan ge inow ner ship, the re gis tra tions shall be mer ged at the re -qu est of the said per son or en ti ty, made eit her di rect orthro ugh the Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol -der. The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din glythe Of fi ces of the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties af fec -ted by the chan ge and shall in form at the same time the hol der and, if the re qu est was pre sen ted by an Of fi ce,that Of fi ce.
(4) [Dec la ra tion That a Chan ge in Ow ner ship Has NoEf fect]
(a) The Of fi ce of a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty whichis no ti fied, by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, of a chan ge in ow ner ship af fec ting that Con trac ting Par ty maydec la re that the chan ge in ow ner ship has no ef fectin the said Con trac ting Par ty. The ef fect of sucha dec la ra tion shall be that, with res pect to the saidCon trac ting Par ty, the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tioncon cer ned shall re ma in in the name of the trans fe -ror.
(b) The dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)shall in di ca te
(i) the re a sons for which the chan ge in ow ner shiphas no ef fect,
(ii) the cor res pon ding es sen tial pro vi sions of thelaw, and
(iii) whet her such dec la ra tion may be sub ject to re -view or ap pe al.
(c) The dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)shall be sent to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au be fo re theex pi ry of 18 months from the date on which the no -ti fi ca tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a) was sentto the Of fi ce con cer ned.
(d) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord in the In ter -na tio nal Re gis ter any dec la ra tion made in ac cor -dan ce with sub pa rag raph (c) and, as the case maybe, re cord as a se pa ra te in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionthat part of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion whichhas been the sub ject of the said dec la ra tion, andshall no ti fy ac cor din gly the par ty (hol der or Of fi ce)that pre sen ted the re qu est for the re cor ding ofa chan ge in ow ner ship and the new hol der.
(e) Any fi nal de ci sion re la ting to a dec la ra tion made inac cor dan ce with sub pa rag raph (c) shall be no ti fiedto the In ter na tio nal Bu re au which shall re cord it inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and, as the case may be,mo di fy the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter ac cor din gly, andshall no ti fy ac cor din gly the par ty (hol der or Of fi ce)that pre sen ted the re qu est for the re cor ding ofa chan ge in ow ner ship and the new hol der.
(5) [Dec la ra tion That a Li mi ta tion Has No Ef fect](a) The Of fi ce of a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty which
is no ti fied by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au of a li mi ta -tion of the list of go ods and ser vi ces af fec ting thatCon trac ting Par ty may dec la re that the li mi ta tionhas no ef fect in the said Con trac ting Par ty. The ef -fect of such a dec la ra tion shall be that, with res pect to the said Con trac ting Par ty, the li mi ta tion shallnot ap ply to the go ods and ser vi ces af fec ted by thedec la ra tion.
(b) The dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)shall in di ca te(i) the re a sons for which the li mi ta tion has no ef -
fect,(ii) whe re the dec la ra tion does not af fect all the go -
ods and ser vi ces to which the li mi ta tion re la tes,tho se which are af fec ted by the dec la ra tion ortho se which are not af fec ted by the dec la ra tion,
(iii) the cor res pon ding es sen tial pro vi sions of thelaw, and
(iv) whet her such dec la ra tion may be sub ject to re -view or ap pe al.
(c) The dec la ra tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)shall be sent to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au be fo re theex pi ry of 18 months from the date on which the no -ti fi ca tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a) was sentto the Of fi ce con cer ned.
(d) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord in the In ter -na tio nal Re gis ter any dec la ra tion made in ac cor -dan ce with sub pa rag raph (c) and shall no ti fy ac cor -din gly the par ty (hol der or Of fi ce) that pre sen tedthe re qu est to re cord the li mi ta tion.
(e) Any fi nal de ci sion re la ting to a dec la ra tion made inac cor dan ce with sub pa rag raph (c) shall be no ti fiedto the In ter na tio nal Bu re au which shall re cord it inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and no ti fy ac cor din glythe par ty (hol der or Of fi ce) that pre sen ted the re qu -est to re cord the li mi ta tion.
Rule 28
Cor rec tions in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter
(1) [Cor rec tion] Whe re the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, ac -ting ex of fi cio or at the re qu est of the hol der or of an Of -fi ce, con si ders that the re is an er ror con cer ning an in -ter na tio nal re gis tra tion in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter, it shall mo di fy the Re gis ter ac cor din gly.
(2) [No ti fi ca tion] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no -ti fy ac cor din gly the hol der and, at the same time, theOf fi ces of the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties in whichthe cor rec tion has ef fect.
(3) [Re fu sal Fol lo wing a Cor rec tion] Any Of fi ce re fer -red to in pa ra graph (2) shall have the right to dec la re ina no ti fi ca tion of pro vi sio nal re fu sal ad dres sed to the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au that it con si ders that pro tec tioncan not, or can no lon ger, be gran ted to the in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion as cor rec ted. Ar tic le 5 of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 5 of the Pro to col and Ru les 16 to 18 shall ap -ply mu ta tis mu tan dis, it be ing un der sto od that the pe -riod al lo wed for sen ding the said no ti fi ca tion shall be
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co un ted from the date of sen ding the no ti fi ca tion of thecor rec tion to the Of fi ce con cer ned.
(4) [Time Li mit for Cor rec tion] Not wit hstan ding pa -ra graph (1), an er ror which is at tri bu tab le to an Of fi ceand the cor rec tion of which wo uld af fect the rights de ri -ving from the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion may be cor rec -ted only if a re qu est for cor rec tion is re ce i ved by the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin nine months from the dateof pub li ca tion of the en try in the In ter na tio nal Re gis terwhich is the sub ject of the cor rec tion.
C H A P T E R 6
RE NE WALS
Rule 29
Unof fi cial No ti ce of Ex pi ry
The fact that the unof fi cial no ti ce re fer red to in Ar tic -le 7(4) of the Ag re e ment and Ar tic le 7(3) of the Pro to colis not re ce i ved shall not con sti tu te an ex cu se for fa i lu re to com ply with any time li mit un der Rule 30.
Rule 30
De tails Con cer ning Re ne wal
(1) [Fees](a) The in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion shall be re ne wed
upon pa y ment, at the la test on the date on which the re ne wal of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is due, of(i) the ba sic fee,(ii) whe re ap pli cab le, the sup ple men ta ry fee, and,(iii) the com ple men ta ry fee or in di vi du al fee, as the
case may be, for each de sig na ted Con trac tingPar ty for which no re fu sal or in va li da tion is re -cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter in res pectof all the go ods and ser vi ces con cer ned,
as spe ci fied or re fer red to in item 6 of the Sche du leof Fees. Ho we ver, such pa y ment may be made wit -hin six months from the date on which the re ne walof the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is due, pro vi dedthat the sur char ge spe ci fied in item 6.5 of the Sche -du le of Fees is paid at the same time.
(b) If any pa y ment made for the pur po ses of re ne wal isre ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au ear lier thanthree months be fo re the date on which the re ne walof the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is due, it shall becon si de red as ha ving been re ce i ved three monthsbe fo re the date on which re ne wal is due.
(2) [Fur ther De tails](a) Whe re the hol der does not wish to re new the in ter -
na tio nal re gis tra tion in res pect of a de sig na tedCon trac ting Par ty for which no re fu sal is re cor dedin the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter in res pect of all the go -ods and ser vi ces con cer ned, pa y ment of the re qu i -red fees shall be ac com pa nied by a sta te ment thatthe re ne wal of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is notto be re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter in res -pect of that Con trac ting Par ty.
(b) Whe re the hol der wis hes to re new the in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion in res pect of a de sig na ted Con trac ting
Par ty not wit hstan ding the fact that a re fu sal is re -cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter for thatCon trac ting Par ty in res pect of all the go ods andser vi ces con cer ned, pa y ment of the re qu i red fees,in clu ding the com ple men ta ry fee or in di vi du al fee,as the case may be, for that Con trac ting Par ty, shall be ac com pa nied by a sta te ment that the re ne wal ofthe in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is to be re cor ded inthe In ter na tio nal Re gis ter in res pect of that Con -trac ting Par ty.
(c) The in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion may not be re ne wedin res pect of any de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty inres pect of which an in va li da tion has been re cor dedfor all go ods and ser vi ces un der Rule 19(2) or in res -pect of which a re nun cia tion has been re cor ded un -der Rule 27(1)(a). The in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionmay not be re ne wed in res pect of any de sig na tedCon trac ting Par ty for tho se go ods and ser vi ces inres pect of which an in va li da tion of the ef fects of thein ter na tio nal re gis tra tion in that Con trac ting Par ty has been re cor ded un der Rule 19(2) or in res pect ofwhich a li mi ta tion has been re cor ded un derRule 27(1)(a).
(d) The fact that the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is not re -ne wed in res pect of all of the de sig na ted Con trac tingPar ties shall not be con si de red to con sti tu te a chan -ge for the pur po ses of Ar tic le 7(2) of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 7(2) of the Pro to col.
(3) [In suf fi cient Fees]
(a) If the amo unt of the fees re ce i ved is less than theamo unt of the fees re qu i red for re ne wal, the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au shall prom ptly no ti fy at the sametime both the hol der and the re pre sen ta ti ve, if any,ac cor din gly. The no ti fi ca tion shall spe ci fy the mis -sing amo unt.
(b) If the amo unt of the fees re ce i ved is, on the ex pi ry ofthe pe riod of six months re fer red to in pa ra -graph (1)(a), less than the amo unt re qu i red un derpa ra graph (1), the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall not,sub ject to sub pa rag raph (c), re cord the re ne wal,and shall re im bur se the amo unt re ce i ved to thepar ty ha ving paid it and no ti fy ac cor din gly the hol -der and the re pre sen ta ti ve, if any.
(c) If the no ti fi ca tion re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a)was sent du ring the three months pre ce ding the ex -pi ry of the pe riod of six months re fer red to in pa ra -graph (1)(a) and if the amo unt of the fees re ce i vedis, on the ex pi ry of that pe riod, less than the amo -unt re qu i red un der pa ra graph (1) but is at le ast70 % of that amo unt, the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall pro ce ed as pro vi ded in Rule 31(1) and (3). Ifthe amo unt re qu i red is not ful ly paid wit hin threemonths from the said no ti fi ca tion, the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au shall can cel the re ne wal, no ti fy ac cor -din gly the hol der, the re pre sen ta ti ve, if any, andthe Of fi ces which had been no ti fied of the re ne wal,and re im bur se the amo unt re ce i ved to the par ty ha -ving paid it.
(4) [Pe riod for Which Re ne wal Fees Are Paid] The feesre qu i red for each re ne wal shall be paid for ten ye ars, ir -res pec ti ve of the fact that the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion
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con ta ins, in the list of de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties,only Con trac ting Par ties de sig na ted un der the Ag re e -ment, only Con trac ting Par ties de sig na ted un der thePro to col, or both Con trac ting Par ties de sig na ted un derthe Ag re e ment and Con trac ting Par ties de sig na ted un -der the Pro to col. As re gards pa y ments un der the Ag re e -ment, the pa y ment for ten ye ars shall be con si de red tobe a pa y ment for an in stal ment of ten ye ars.
Rule 31
Re cor ding of the Re ne wal;No ti fi ca tion and Cer ti fi ca te
(1) [Re cor ding and Ef fec ti ve Date of the Re ne wal] Re -ne wal shall be re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis terwith the date on which re ne wal was due, even if the fees re qu i red for re ne wal are paid wit hin the pe riod of gra cere fer red to in Ar tic le 7(5) of the Ag re e ment and in Ar tic -le 7(4) of the Pro to col.
(2) [Re ne wal Date in the Case of Sub se qu ent De sig -na tions] The ef fec ti ve date of the re ne wal shall be thesame for all de sig na tions con ta i ned in the in ter na tio -nal re gis tra tion, ir res pec ti ve of the date on which suchde sig na tions were re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis -ter.
(3) [No ti fi ca tion and Cer ti fi ca te] The In ter na tio nalBu re au shall no ti fy the Of fi ces of the de sig na ted Con -trac ting Par ties con cer ned of the re ne wal and shallsend a cer ti fi ca te to the hol der.
(4) [No ti fi ca tion in Case of Non-Renewal](a) Whe re an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is not re ne wed,
the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy ac cor din glythe Of fi ces of all of the Con trac ting Par ties de sig na -ted in that in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion.
(b) Whe re an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is not re ne wedin res pect of a de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty, the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy the Of fi ce of thatCon trac ting Par ty ac cor din gly.
C H A P T E R 7
GA ZET TE AND DATA BA SE
Rule 32
Ga zet te
(1) [In for ma tion Con cer ning In ter na tio nal Re gis tra -tions](a) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall pub lish in the Ga -
zet te re le vant data con cer ning(i) in ter na tio nal re gis tra tions ef fec ted un der
Rule 14;(ii) in for ma tion com mu ni ca ted un der Rule 16(1);(iii) pro vi sio nal re fu sals re cor ded un der Rule 17(4),
with an in di ca tion as to whet her the re fu sal re -la tes to all the go ods and ser vi ces or only someof them but wit ho ut an in di ca tion of the go odsand ser vi ces con cer ned and wit ho ut the gro -unds for re fu sal, and sta te ments and in for ma -tion re cor ded un der Rule 17(5)(c) and (6)(b);
(iv) re ne wals re cor ded un der Rule 31(1);
(v) sub se qu ent de sig na tions re cor ded un derRule 24(7);
(vi) con ti nu a tion of ef fects of in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tions un der Rule 39;
(vii) chan ges in ow ner ship, li mi ta tions, re nun cia -tions and chan ges of name or ad dress of thehol der re cor ded un der Rule 27;
(viii) can cel la tions ef fec ted un der Rule 22(2) or re -cor ded un der Rule 27(1) or Rule 34(3)(d);
(ix) cor rec tions ef fec ted un der Rule 28;(x) in va li da tions re cor ded un der Rule 19(2);(xi) in for ma tion re cor ded un der Ru les 20, 20bis,
21, 22(2)(a), 23, 27(3) and (4) and 40(3);(xii) in ter na tio nal re gis tra tions which have not been
re ne wed.(b) The rep ro duc tion of the mark shall be pub lis hed as
it ap pe ars in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion. Whe rethe ap pli cant has made the dec la ra tion re fer red toin Rule 9(4)(a)(vi), the pub li ca tion shall in di ca tethat fact.
(c) Whe re a co lor rep ro duc tion of the mark is fur nis -hed un der Rule 9(4)(a)(v) or (vii), the Ga zet te shallcon ta in both a rep ro duc tion of the mark in blackand whi te and the rep ro duc tion in co lor.
(2) [In for ma tion Con cer ning Par ti cu lar Re qu i re -ments and Cer ta in Dec la ra tions of Con trac ting Par ties] The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall pub lish in the Ga zet te
(i) any no ti fi ca tion made un der Rule 7 orRule 20bis(6) and any dec la ra tion made un derRule 17(5)(d) or (e);
(ii) any dec la ra tions made un der Ar tic le 5(2)(b) orAr tic le 5(2)(b) and (c), first sen ten ce, of the Pro -to col;
(iii) any dec la ra tions made un der Ar tic le 8(7) of thePro to col;
(iv) any no ti fi ca tion made un der Rule 34(2)(b) or(3)(a);
(v) a list of the days on which the In ter na tio nal Bu -re au is not sche du led to be open to the pub licdu ring the cur rent and the fol lo wing ca len daryear.
(3) [Ye ar ly In dex] In res pect of eve ry year, the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au shall pub lish an in dex in di ca ting, inal pha be ti cal or der, the na mes of the hol ders of the in -ter na tio nal re gis tra tions con cer ning which one ormore en tries were pub lis hed in the Ga zet te du ring thatyear. The name of the hol der shall be ac com pa nied bythe num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, the pagenum ber of the Ga zet te is sue in which the en try af fec -ting the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion was pub lis hed andthe in di ca tion of the na tu re of the en try, such as re gis -tra tion, re ne wal, re fu sal, in va li da tion, can cel la tion orchan ge.
(4) [Num ber of Co pies for Of fi ces of Con trac ting Par -ties](a) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall send to the Of fi ce of
each Con trac ting Par ty co pies of the Ga zet te. EachOf fi ce shall be en tit led, free of char ge, to two co piesand, whe re du ring a gi ven ca len dar year the num -
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ber of de sig na tions re cor ded with res pect to theCon trac ting Par ty con cer ned has ex ce e ded 2,000,in the fol lo wing year one ad di tio nal copy and fur -ther ad di tio nal co pies for eve ry 1,000 de sig na tionsin ex cess of 2,000. Each Con trac ting Par ty maypur cha se eve ry year, at half of the sub scrip tion pri -ce, the same num ber of co pies as that to which it isen tit led free of char ge.
(b) If the Ga zet te is ava i lab le in more than one form,each Of fi ce may cho o se the form in which it wis hesto re ce i ve any copy to which it is en tit led.
Rule 33
Elec tro nic Data Ba se
(1) [Con tents of Data Base] The data which are bothre cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter and pub lis hed in the Ga zet te un der Rule 32 shall be en te red in an elec -tro nic data base.
(2) [Data Con cer ning Pen ding In ter na tio nal Ap pli ca -tions and Sub se qu ent De sig na tions] If an in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion or a de sig na tion un der Rule 24 is not re cor ded in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter wit hin three wor king daysfol lo wing the re ce ipt by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au of the in -ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion or de sig na tion, the In ter na tio nalBu re au shall en ter in the elec tro nic data base, not wit -hstan ding any ir re gu la ri ties that may exist in the in ter na -tio nal ap pli ca tion or de sig na tion as re ce i ved, all the datacon ta i ned in the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion or de sig na tion.
(3) [Ac cess to Elec tro nic Data Base] The elec tro nicdata base shall be made ac ces sib le to the Of fi ces of theCon trac ting Par ties and, aga inst pa y ment of the pre scri -bed fee, if any, to the pub lic, by on-line ac cess and thro -ugh ot her ap prop ria te me ans de ter mi ned by the In ter na -tio nal Bu re au. The cost of ac ces sing shall be bor ne by the user. Data en te red un der pa ra graph (2) shall be ac com -pa nied by a war ning to the ef fect that the In ter na tio nalBu re au has not yet made a de ci sion on the in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion or on the de sig na tion un der Rule 24.
C H A P T E R 8
FE ES
Rule 34
Amo unts and Pa y ment of Fe es
(1) [Amo unts of Fees] The amo unts of fees due un derthe Ag re e ment, the Pro to col or the se Re gu la tions, ot -her than in di vi du al fees, are spe ci fied in the Sche du leof Fees that is an ne xed to the se Re gu la tions and formsan in teg ral part the re of.
(2) [Pa y ments]
(a) The fees in di ca ted in the Sche du le of Fees may bepaid to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au by the ap pli cantor the hol der, or, whe re the Of fi ce of the Con trac -ting Par ty of the hol der ac cepts to col lect and for -ward such fees, and the ap pli cant or the hol der sowis hes, by that Of fi ce.
(b) Any Con trac ting Par ty who se Of fi ce ac cepts to col -
lect and for ward fees shall no ti fy that fact to the Di -rec tor Ge ne ral.
(3) [In di vi du al Fee Pa y ab le in Two Parts](a) A Con trac ting Par ty that ma kes or has made a dec -
la ra tion un der Ar tic le 8(7) of the Pro to col may no ti -fy the Di rec tor Ge ne ral that the in di vi du al fee to bepaid in res pect of a de sig na tion of that Con trac tingPar ty com pri ses two parts, the first part to be paidat the time of fi ling the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion orthe sub se qu ent de sig na tion of that Con trac tingPar ty and the se cond part to be paid at a la ter datewhich is de ter mi ned in ac cor dan ce with the law ofthat Con trac ting Par ty.
(b) Whe re sub pa rag raph (a) ap plies, the re fe ren ces initems 2, 3 and 5 of the Sche du le of Fees to an in di vi -du al fee shall be con stru ed as re fe ren ces to the first part of the in di vi du al fee.
(c) Whe re sub pa rag raph (a) ap plies, the Of fi ce of thede sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned shall no ti -fy the In ter na tio nal Bu re au when the pa y ment ofthe se cond part of the in di vi du al fee be co mes due.The no ti fi ca tion shall in di ca te(i) the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion
con cer ned, (ii) the name of the hol der,
(iii) the date by which the se cond part of the in di vi -du al fee must be paid,
(iv) whe re the amo unt of the se cond part of the in di -vi du al fee is de pen dent on the num ber of clas -ses of go ods and ser vi ces for which the mark ispro tec ted in the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par tycon cer ned, the num ber of such clas ses.
(d) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall trans mit the no ti fi ca -tion to the hol der. Whe re the se cond part of the in di -vi du al fee is paid wit hin the ap pli cab le pe riod, the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord the pa y ment in theIn ter na tio nal Re gis ter and no ti fy the Of fi ce of theCon trac ting Par ty con cer ned ac cor din gly. Whe re these cond part of the in di vi du al fee is not paid wit hin the ap pli cab le pe riod, the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no -ti fy the Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned,can cel the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion in the In ter na -tio nal Re gis ter with res pect to the Con trac ting Par tycon cer ned and no ti fy the hol der ac cor din gly.
(4) [Mo des of Pa y ment of Fees to the In ter na tio nalBu re au] Fees shall be paid to the In ter na tio nal Bu re auas spe ci fied in the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions.
(5) [In di ca tions Ac com pa ny ing the Pa y ment] At thetime of the pa y ment of any fee to the In ter na tio nal Bu -re au, an in di ca tion must be gi ven,
(i) be fo re in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, of the name ofthe ap pli cant, the mark con cer ned and the pur -po se of the pa y ment,
(ii) af ter in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, of the name of the hol der, the num ber of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion con cer ned and the pur po se of the pa y ment.
(6) [Date of Pa y ment](a) Sub ject to Rule 30(1)(b) and to sub pa rag raph (b),
any fee shall be con si de red to have been paid to the
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In ter na tio nal Bu re au on the day on which the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au re ce i ves the re qu i red amo unt.
(b) Whe re the re qu i red amo unt is ava i lab le in an ac co -unt ope ned with the In ter na tio nal Bu re au and thatBu re au has re ce i ved in struc tions from the hol der of the ac co unt to de bit it, the fee shall be con si de red to have been paid to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au on theday on which the In ter na tio nal Bu re au re ce i ves anin ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion, a sub se qu ent de sig na -tion, an in struc tion to de bit the se cond part of anin di vi du al fee, a re qu est for the re cor ding of a chan -ge or an in struc tion to re new an in ter na tio nal re gis -tra tion.
(7) [Chan ge in the Amo unt of the Fees]
(a) Whe re the amo unt of the fees pa y ab le in res pect ofthe fi ling of an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion is chan gedbet we en, on the one hand, the date on which the re -qu est to pre sent the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion tothe In ter na tio nal Bu re au is re ce i ved, or is de e medto have been re ce i ved un der Rule 11(1)(a) or (c), bythe Of fi ce of ori gin and, on the ot her hand, the dateof the re ce ipt of the in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion by theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au, the fee that was va lid on thefirst date shall be ap pli cab le.
(b) Whe re a de sig na tion un der Rule 24 is pre sen ted bythe Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par ty of the hol der andthe amo unt of the fees pa y ab le in res pect of that de -sig na tion is chan ged bet we en, on the one hand, thedate of re ce ipt, by the Of fi ce, of the re qu est by thehol der to pre sent the said de sig na tion and, on theot her hand, the date on which the de sig na tion is re -ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, the fee that was va lid on the first date shall be ap pli cab le.
(c) Whe re pa ra graph (3)(a) ap plies, the amo unt of these cond part of the in di vi du al fee which is va lid onthe la ter date re fer red to in that pa ra graph shall beap pli cab le.
(d) Whe re the amo unt of the fees pa y ab le in res pect ofthe re ne wal of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion is chan -ged bet we en the date of pa y ment and the due dateof the re ne wal, the fee that was va lid on the date ofpa y ment, or on the date con si de red to be the date ofpa y ment un der Rule 30(1)(b), shall be ap pli cab le.Whe re the pa y ment is made af ter the due date, thefee that was va lid on the due date shall be ap pli cab -le.
(e) Whe re the amo unt of any fee ot her than the fees re -fer red to in sub pa rag raphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) ischan ged, the amo unt va lid on the date on which the fee was re ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shallbe ap pli cab le.
Rule 35
Cur ren cy of Pa y ments
(1) [Ob li ga tion to Use Swiss Cur ren cy] All pa y mentsdue un der the se Re gu la tions shall be made to the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au in Swiss cur ren cy ir res pec ti ve ofthe fact that, whe re the fees are paid by an Of fi ce, that
Of fi ce may have col lec ted tho se fees in anot her cur ren -cy.
(2) [Es tab lis hment of the Amo unt of In di vi du al Feesin Swiss Cur ren cy]
(a) Whe re a Con trac ting Par ty ma kes a dec la ra tion un -der Ar tic le 8(7)(a) of the Pro to col that it wants to re -ce i ve an in di vi du al fee, the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee in di ca ted to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall beex pres sed in the cur ren cy used by its Of fi ce.
(b) Whe re the fee is in di ca ted in the dec la ra tion re fer -red to in sub pa rag raph (a) in a cur ren cy ot her thanSwiss cur ren cy, the Di rec tor Ge ne ral shall, af tercon sul ta tion with the Of fi ce of the Con trac ting Par -ty con cer ned, es tab lish the amo unt of the in di vi du -al fee in Swiss cur ren cy on the ba sis of the of fi cialex chan ge rate of the Uni ted Na tions.
(c) Whe re, for more than three con se cu ti ve months,the of fi cial ex chan ge rate of the Uni ted Na tions bet -we en the Swiss cur ren cy and the ot her cur ren cy inwhich the amo unt of an in di vi du al fee has been in -di ca ted by a Con trac ting Par ty is hig her or lo wer byat le ast 5 % than the last ex chan ge rate ap plied toes tab lish the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee in Swisscur ren cy, the Of fi ce of that Con trac ting Par ty mayask the Di rec tor Ge ne ral to es tab lish a new amo unt of the in di vi du al fee in Swiss cur ren cy ac cor ding tothe of fi cial ex chan ge rate of the Uni ted Na tions pre -va i ling on the day pre ce ding the day on which there qu est is made. The Di rec tor Ge ne ral shall pro ce -ed ac cor din gly. The new amo unt shall be ap pli cab le as from a date which shall be fi xed by the Di rec torGe ne ral, pro vi ded that such date is bet we en oneand two months af ter the date of the pub li ca tion ofthe said amo unt in the Ga zet te.
(d) Whe re, for more than three con se cu ti ve months,the of fi cial ex chan ge rate of the Uni ted Na tions bet -we en the Swiss cur ren cy and the ot her cur ren cy inwhich the amo unt of an in di vi du al fee has been in -di ca ted by a Con trac ting Par ty is lo wer by at le ast10 % than the last ex chan ge rate ap plied to es tab -lish the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee in Swiss cur -ren cy, the Di rec tor Ge ne ral shall es tab lish a newamo unt of the in di vi du al fee in Swiss cur ren cy ac -cor ding to the cur rent of fi cial ex chan ge rate of theUni ted Na tions. The new amo unt shall be ap pli cab -le as from a date which shall be fi xed by the Di rec tor Ge ne ral, pro vi ded that such date is bet we en oneand two months af ter the date of the pub li ca tion ofthe said amo unt in the Ga zet te.
Rule 36
Exem ption From Fe es
Re cor ding of the fol lo wing shall be exempt from fees:
(i) the ap po in tment of a re pre sen ta ti ve, any chan -ge con cer ning a re pre sen ta ti ve and the can cel -la tion of the re cor ding of a re pre sen ta ti ve,
(ii) any chan ge con cer ning the te le pho ne and te le -fac si mi le num bers of the hol der,
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(iii) the can cel la tion of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion,
(iv) any re nun cia tion un der Rule 25(1)(a)(iii),
(v) any li mi ta tion ef fec ted in the in ter na tio nal ap pli -ca tion it self un der Rule 9(4)(a)(xiii) or in a sub se -qu ent de sig na tion un der Rule 24(3)(a)(iv),
(vi) any re qu est by an Of fi ce un der Ar tic le 6(4), firstsen ten ce, of the Ag re e ment or Ar tic le 6(4), firstsen ten ce, of the Pro to col,
(vii) the exis ten ce of a ju di cial pro ce e ding or of a fi -nal de ci sion af fec ting the ba sic ap pli ca tion, orthe re gis tra tion re sul ting the ref rom, or the ba -sic re gis tra tion,
(viii) any re fu sal un der Rule 17, Rule 24(8) orRule 28(3), any sta te ment un der Rule 17(5) or(6) or any dec la ra tion un der Rule 20bis(5) orRule 27(4) or (5),
(ix) the in va li da tion of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra -tion,
(x) in for ma tion com mu ni ca ted un der Rule 20,
(xi) any no ti fi ca tion un der Rule 21 or Rule 23,
(xii) any cor rec tion in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter.
Rule 37
Dis tri bu tion of Sup ple men ta ry Fe esand Com ple men ta ry Fe es
(1) The co ef fi cient re fer red to in Ar tic le 8(5) and (6) ofthe Ag re e ment and Ar tic le 8(5) and (6) of the Pro to colshall be as fol lows:for Con trac ting Par ties which exa mi neonly for ab so lu te gro unds of re fu sal ..................... two,
for Con trac ting Par ties which also exa mi ne for pri orrights:
(a) fol lo wing op po si tion by third par ties ........... three,
(b) ex of fi cio ..................................................... fo ur.
(2) Co ef fi cient four shall also be ap plied to Con trac -ting Par ties which car ry out ex of fi cio se ar ches for pri or rights with an in di ca tion of the most sig ni fi cant pri orrights.
Rule 38
Cre di ting of In di vi du al Fees to the Ac co untsof the Con trac ting Par ties Con cer ned
Any in di vi du al fee paid to the In ter na tio nal Bu re auin res pect of a Con trac ting Par ty ha ving made a dec la -ra tion un der Ar tic le 8(7)(a) of the Pro to col shall be cre -di ted to the ac co unt of that Con trac ting Par ty with theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin the month fol lo wing themonth in the co ur se of which the re cor ding of the in ter -na tio nal re gis tra tion, sub se qu ent de sig na tion or re ne -wal for which that fee has been paid was ef fec ted or thepa y ment of the se cond part of the in di vi du al fee was re -cor ded.
C H A P T E R 9
MIS CEL LA NE O US
Rule 39
Con ti nu a tion of Ef fects of In ter na tio nalRe gis tra tions in Cer ta in Suc ces sor Sta tes
(1) Whe re any Sta te (“the suc ces sor Sta te”) who seter ri to ry was, be fo re the in de pen den ce of that Sta te,part of the ter ri to ry of a Con trac ting Sta te (“the pred e -ces sor co un try”) has de po si ted with the Di rec tor Ge ne -ral a dec la ra tion of con ti nu a tion the ef fect of which isthat the Ag re e ment is ap plied by the suc ces sor Sta te,the ef fects in the suc ces sor Sta te of any in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion with a ter ri to rial ex ten sion to the pred e -ces sor co un try which is ef fec ti ve from a date pri or tothe date fi xed un der pa ra graph (2) shall be sub ject to
(i) the fi ling with the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, wit hinsix months from the date of a no ti ce ad dres sedfor that pur po se by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au tothe hol der of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion con -cer ned, of a re qu est that such in ter na tio nal re -gis tra tion con ti nue its ef fects in the suc ces sorSta te, and
(ii) the pa y ment to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au, wit -hin the same time li mit, of a fee of 23 Swissfrancs, which shall be trans fer red by the In ter -na tio nal Bu re au to the Of fi ce of the suc ces sorSta te, and of a fee of 41 Swiss francs for the be -ne fit of the In ter na tio nal Bu re au.
(2) The date re fer red to in pa ra graph (1) shall be thedate no ti fied by the suc ces sor Sta te to the In ter na tio -nal Bu re au for the pur po ses of this Rule, pro vi ded thatsuch date may not be ear lier than the date of in de pen -den ce of the suc ces sor Sta te.
(3) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall, upon re ce ipt ofthe re qu est and the fees re fer red to in pa ra graph (1),no ti fy the Of fi ce of the suc ces sor Sta te and make thecor res pon ding re cor ding in the In ter na tio nal Re gis -ter.
(4) With res pect to any in ter na tio nal re gis tra tioncon cer ning which the Of fi ce of the suc ces sor Sta tehas re ce i ved a no ti fi ca tion un der pa ra graph (3), thatOf fi ce may only re fu se pro tec tion if the time li mit re -fer red to in Ar tic le 5(2) of the Ag re e ment has not ex pi -red with res pect to the ter ri to rial ex ten sion to thepred e ces sor co un try and if the no ti fi ca tion of re fu salis re ce i ved by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au wit hin thattime li mit.
(5) This Rule shall not ap ply to the Rus sian Fe de ra -tion.
Rule 40
En try into For ce; Trans i tio nal Pro vi sions
(1) [En try into For ce] The se Re gu la tions shall en terinto for ce on Ap ril 1, 1996, and shall, as of that date,rep la ce the Re gu la tions un der the Ag re e ment as in for -ce on March 31, 1996 (he re i naf ter re fer red to as “theRe gu la tions un der the Ag re e ment”).
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(2) [Ge ne ral Trans i tio nal Pro vi sions](a) Not wit hstan ding pa ra graph (1),
(i) an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion the re qu est for pre -sen ta tion to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au of whichwas re ce i ved, or is de e med to have been re ce i -ved un der Rule 11(1)(a) or (c), by the Of fi ce ofori gin be fo re Ap ril 1, 1996, shall, to the ex tentthat it con forms to the re qu i re ments of the Re -gu la tions un der the Ag re e ment, be de e med tocon form to the ap pli cab le re qu i re ments for thepur po ses of Rule 14;
(ii) a re qu est for the re cor ding of a chan ge un derRule 20 of the Re gu la tions un der the Ag re e mentsent by the Of fi ce of ori gin or by anot her in te re -sted Of fi ce to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au be fo re Ap -ril 1, 1996, or, whe re such date can be iden ti fied,who se date of re ce ipt by the ce of ori gin or byanot her in te re sted Of fi ce for pre sen ta tion to theIn ter na tio nal Bu re au is ear lier than Ap -ril 1, 1996, shall, to the ex tent that it con forms tothe re qu i re ments of the Re gu la tions un der theAg re e ment, be de e med to con form to the ap pli -cab le re qu i re ments for the pur po ses of Rule 24(7)or to be in or der for the pur po ses of Rule 27;
(iii) an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion, or a re qu est forthe re cor ding of a chan ge un der Rule 20 of theRe gu la tions un der the Ag re e ment, that, be fo reAp ril 1, 1996, has been the sub ject of any ac tion by the In ter na tio nal Bu re au un der Ru les 11,12, 13 or 21 of the Re gu la tions un der the Ag re e -ment, shall con ti nue to be pro ces sed by the In -ter na tio nal Bu re au un der the said Ru les; thedate of the re sul ting in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionor re cor ding in the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter shallbe go ver ned by Rule 15 or 22 of the Re gu la tionsun der the Ag re e ment;
(iv) a no ti fi ca tion of re fu sal or a no ti fi ca tion of in va li -da tion sent by the Of fi ce of a de sig na ted Con trac -ting Par ty be fo re Ap ril 1, 1996, shall, to the ex tent that it con forms to the re qu i re ments of the Re gu -la tions un der the Ag re e ment, be de e med to con -form to the ap pli cab le re qu i re ments for the pur -po ses of Rule 17(4) and (5) or of Rule 19(2).
(b) For the pur po ses of Rule 34(7), the fees va lid atany date be fo re Ap ril 1, 1996, shall be the feespre scri bed by Rule 32 of the Re gu la tions un derthe Ag re e ment.
(c) Not wit hstan ding Rule 10(1), whe re, in ac cor dan cewith Rule 34(7)(a), the fees paid in res pect of the fi -ling of an in ter na tio nal ap pli ca tion are the fees pre -scri bed for 20 ye ars by Rule 32 of the Re gu la tionsun der the Ag re e ment, no se cond in stal ment shallbe due.
(d) Whe re, in ac cor dan ce with Rule 34(7)(b), the feespaid in res pect of a sub se qu ent de sig na tion are thefees pre scri bed by Rule 32 of the Re gu la tions un der the Ag re e ment, pa ra graph (3) shall not ap ply.
(3) [Trans i tio nal Pro vi sions Ap pli cab le to In ter na tio -nal Re gis tra tions for Which Fees Have Been Paid for20 Ye ars](a) Whe re an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion for which the
re qu i red fees had been paid for 20 ye ars is the subject of a sub se qu ent de sig na tion un der Rule 24and whe re the cur rent term of pro tec tion of that international re gis tra tion ex pi res more than ten years af ter the ef fec ti ve date of the sub se qu ent designation as de ter mi ned in ac cor dan ce withRule 24(6), the pro vi sions of sub pa rag raphs (b)and (c) shall ap ply.
(b) Six months be fo re the ex pi ry of the first pe riod often ye ars of the cur rent term of pro tec tion of the in -ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, the In ter na tio nal Bu re aushall send to the hol der and his re pre sen ta ti ve, ifany, a no ti ce in di ca ting the exact date of ex pi ry ofthe first pe riod of ten ye ars and the Con trac tingPar ties which were the sub ject of sub se qu ent de -sig na tions re fer red to in sub pa rag raph (a). Rule 29shall ap ply mu ta tis mu tan dis.
(c) Pa y ment of com ple men ta ry and in di vi du al fees cor -res pon ding to the fees re fer red to in Rule 30(1)(iii)shall be re qu i red for the se cond pe riod of ten ye arsin res pect of the sub se qu ent de sig na tions re fer redto in sub pa rag raph (a). Rule 30(1) and (3) shall ap -ply mu ta tis mu tan dis.
(d) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall re cord in the In ter -na tio nal Re gis ter the fact that pa y ment has beenmade to the In ter na tio nal Bu re au for the se condpe riod of ten ye ars. The date of re cor ding shall bethe date of ex pi ry of the first pe riod of ten ye ars,even if the fees re qu i red are paid wit hin the pe riodof gra ce re fer red to in Ar tic le 7(5) of the Ag re e mentand in Ar tic le 7(4) of the Pro to col.
(e) The In ter na tio nal Bu re au shall no ti fy the Of fi ces ofthe de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ties con cer ned ofthe fact that pa y ment has or has not been made forthe se cond pe riod of ten ye ars and shall at the same time in form the hol der.
Rule 41
Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions
(1) [Es tab lis hment of Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions;Mat ters Go ver ned by Them]
(a) The Di rec tor Ge ne ral shall es tab lish Ad mi nis tra ti -ve In struc tions. The Di rec tor Ge ne ral may mo di fythem. Be fo re es tab lis hing or mo di fy ing the Ad mi -nis tra ti ve In struc tions, the Di rec tor Ge ne ral shallcon sult the Of fi ces which have a di rect in te re st inthe pro po sed Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions or the irpro po sed mo di fi ca tion.
(b) The Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions shall deal with mat -ters in res pect of which the se Re gu la tions expresslyre fer to such In struc tions and with de tails in res pect of the ap pli ca tion of the se Re gu la tions.
(2) [Con trol by the As sem bly] The As sem bly may in -vi te the Di rec tor Ge ne ral to mo di fy any pro vi sion of theAd mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions, and the Di rec tor Ge ne ralshall pro ce ed ac cor din gly.
(3) [Pub li ca tion and Ef fec ti ve Date]
(a) The Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tions and any mo di fi ca -tion the re of shall be pub lis hed in the Ga zet te.
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(b) Each pub li ca tion shall spe ci fy the date on whichthe pub lis hed pro vi sions be co me ef fec ti ve. The da -tes may be dif fe rent for dif fe rent pro vi sions, pro vi -ded that no pro vi sion may be dec la red ef fec ti ve pri -or to its pub li ca tion in the Ga zet te.
(4) [Con flict with the Ag re e ment, the Pro to col or The seRe gu la tions] In the case of con flict bet we en, on the onehand, any pro vi sion of the Ad mi nis tra ti ve In struc tionsand, on the ot her hand any pro vi sion of the Ag re e ment,the Pro to col or the se Re gu la tions, the lat ter shall pre va il.
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SCHE DU LE OF FEES
(as in for ce from Ap ril 1, 2002)
Swiss francs
1. In ter na tio nal ap pli ca tions go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Ag re e ment
The fol lo wing fees shall be pa y ab le and shall co ver 10 ye ars:
1.1 Ba sic fee [Ar tic le 8(2)(a) of the Ag re e ment]
1.1.1 whe re no rep ro duc tion of the mark is in co lor 653
1.1.2 whe re any rep ro duc tion of the mark is in co lor 903
1.2 Sup ple men ta ry fee for each class of go ods and ser vi ces be y ond three clas ses [Ar tic le 8(2)(b) of the Ag re e ment] 73
1.3 Com ple men ta ry fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Sta te [Ar tic le 8(2)(c) of the Ag re e ment] 73
2. In ter na tio nal ap pli ca tions go ver ned ex clu si ve ly by the Pro to col
The fol lo wing fees shall be pa y ab le and shall co ver 10 ye ars:
2.1 Ba sic fee [Ar tic le 8(2)(i) of the Pro to col]
2.1.1 whe re no rep ro duc tion of the mark is in co lor 653
2.1.2 whe re any rep ro duc tion of the mark is in co lor 903
2.2 Sup ple men ta ry fee for each class of go ods and ser vi ces be y ond three clas ses[Ar tic le 8(2)(ii) of the Pro to col], ex cept if only Con trac ting Par ties in res pectof which in di vi du al fees (see 2.4, be low) are pa y ab le are de sig na ted[see Ar tic le 8(7)(a)(i) of the Pro to col] 73
2.3 Com ple men ta ry fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty [Ar tic le 8(2)(iii)of the Pro to col], ex cept if the de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty is a Con trac ting Par ty in res pectof which an in di vi du al fee is pa y ab le (see 2.4 be low) [see Ar tic le 8(7)(a)(ii) of the Pro to col] 73
2.4 In di vi du al fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in res pectof which an in di vi du al fee (rat her than a com ple men ta ry fee) is pa y ab le [see Ar tic le 8(7)(a)of the Pro to col]: the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee is fi xed by each Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned
3. In ter na tio nal ap pli ca tions go ver ned by both the Ag re e ment and the Pro to col
The fol lo wing fees shall be pa y ab le and shall co ver 10 ye ars:
3.1 Ba sic fee
3.1.1 whe re no rep ro duc tion of the mark is in co lor 653
3.1.2 whe re any rep ro duc tion of the mark is in co lor 903
3.2 Sup ple men ta ry fee for each class of go ods and ser vi ces be y ond three clas ses 73
3.3 Com ple men ta ry fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in res pectof which no in di vi du al fee is pa y ab le 73
3.4 In di vi du al fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in res pect of whichan in di vi du al fee is pa y ab le [see Ar tic le 8(7)(a) of the Pro to col], ex cept whe re the de sig na tedSta te is a Sta te bo und (also) by the Ag re e ment and the Of fi ce of ori gin is the Of fi ce ofa Sta te bo und (also) by the Ag re e ment (in res pect of such a Sta te, a com ple men ta ry feeis pa y ab le): the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee is fi xed by each Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned
4. Ir re gu la ri ties with res pect to the clas si fi ca tion of go ods and ser vi ces
The fol lo wing fees shall be pa y ab le [Rule 12(1)(b)]:
4.1 Whe re the go ods and ser vi ces are not gro u ped in clas ses 77 plus 4 per term in ex cess of 20
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Swiss francs
4.2 Whe re the clas si fi ca tion, as ap pe a ring in the ap pli ca tion, of one or more terms is in cor rect 20 plus 4 per in cor rec tly clas si fied term
pro vi ded that, whe re the to tal amo unt due un der this item in res pect of an in ter na tio nalap pli ca tion is less than 150 Swiss francs, no fees shall be pa y ab le
5. De sig na tion sub se qu ent to in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion
The fol lo wing fees shall be pa y ab le and shall co ver the pe riod bet we en the ef fec ti ve dateof the de sig na tion and the ex pi ry of the then cur rent term of the in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion:
5.1 Ba sic fee 300
5.2 Com ple men ta ry fee for each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in di ca ted in the same re qu estwhe re an in di vi du al fee is not pa y ab le in res pect of such de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty(the fee co vers the re ma in der of 10 ye ars) 73
5.3 In di vi du al fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in res pect of whichan in di vi du al fee (rat her than a com ple men ta ry fee) is pa y ab le [see Ar tic le 8(7)(a) of the Pro to col]:the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee is fi xed by each Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned
6. Re ne wal
The fol lo wing fees shall be pa y ab le and shall co ver 10 ye ars:
6.1 Ba sic fee 653
6.2 Sup ple men ta ry fee, ex cept if the re ne wal is made only for de sig na ted Con trac ting Par tiesin res pect of which in di vi du al fees are pa y ab le 73
6.3 Com ple men ta ry fee for each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in res pect of which an in di vi du al feeis not pa y ab le 73
6.4 In di vi du al fee for the de sig na tion of each de sig na ted Con trac ting Par ty in res pect of whichan in di vi du al fee (rat her than a com ple men ta ry fee) is pa y ab le [see Ar tic le 8(7)(a) of the Pro to col]:the amo unt of the in di vi du al fee is fi xed by each Con trac ting Par ty con cer ned
6.5 Sur char ge for the use of the pe riod of gra ce 50 % of the amo unt of the fee pa y ab le un der item 6.1
7. Mis cel la ne o us re cor dings
7.1 To tal trans fer of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion 177
7.2 Par tial trans fer (for some of the go ods and ser vi ces or for some of the Con trac ting Par ties)of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion 177
7.3 Li mi ta tion re qu es ted by the hol der sub se qu ent to in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion, pro vi ded that,if the li mi ta tion af fects more than one Con trac ting Par ty, it is the same for all 177
7.4 Chan ge of name and/or ad dress of the hol der of one or more in ter na tio nal re gis tra tionsfor which re cor dal of the same chan ge is re qu es ted in the same re qu est 150
7.5 Re cor ding of a li cen se in res pect of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion or amen dment of the re cor dingof a li cen se 177
8. In for ma tion con cer ning in ter na tio nal re gis tra tions
8.1 Es tab lis hing a cer ti fied ex tra ct from the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter con sis ting of an ana ly sisof the si tu a tion of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion (de tailed cer ti fied ex tra ct),up to three pa ges 155for each page af ter the third 10
8.2 Es tab lis hing a cer ti fied ex tra ct from the In ter na tio nal Re gis ter con sis ting of a copyof all pub li ca tions, and of all no ti fi ca tions of re fu sal, made with res pect to an in ter na tio nalre gis tra tion (sim ple cer ti fied ex tra ct),
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up to three pa ges 77for each page af ter the third 2
8.3 A sing le at tes ta tion or in for ma tion in wri tingfor a sing le in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion 77for each ad di tio nal in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion if the same in for ma tion is re qu es ted in the same re qu est 10
8.4 Rep rint or pho to co py of the pub li ca tion of an in ter na tio nal re gis tra tion,per page 5
9. Spe cial ser vi ces
The In ter na tio nal Bu re au is aut ho ri zed to col lect a fee, who se amo unt it shall it self fix, for ope ra tions to beper for med ur gen tly and for ser vi ces not co ve red by this Sche du le of Fees.
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