f) The Liberia Intellectual Property Office shall maintain a record of information on assignments in
such form as may be prescribed by the Director General.
§10.17. Disclaimers
a) The Director General may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark
otherwise registrable. An applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be
registered.
b) No disclaimer shall prejudice or affect the applicant‟s or registrant‟s rights then existing or
thereafter arising in the disclaimed matter, or his right of registration on another application of the
disclaimed matter be or shall have become distinctive of his goods or services.
§10.18. Goods Unlawfully Bearing a Mark or Trade Name; Seizure on Importation
All goods unlawfully bearing a trademark or trade name contrary to this Part shall be subject to seizure
upon importation pursuant to customs laws and regulations, and the civil procedure law of Liberia.
§10.19. International Registration Under the Madrid Protocol:
(a) International Applications Originating from Liberia,
Any communication, including an international application, submitted to the International Bureau through
the intermediary of the Office shall be in English.
(b) Examination of International Applications in Respect of which
Liberia is the Country of Origin
Where an international application is filed with the Director General for transmittal to the International
Bureau, the Director General shall verify that Liberia may be considered as the country of origin in respect
of that application, and that the relevant particulars appearing in the international application correspond
to the relevant particulars appearing in the basic application or basic registration, as the case may be, in
accordance with the provisions of the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations.
§10.20. Certification
a) Where the international application complies with the prescribed requirements, the Director
General shall so certify in the international application, indicating also the date on which the
international application was received, and shall forward the international application to the
International Bureau.
b) Where the international application does not meet the prescribed requirements, the Director
General shall not forward it to the International Bureau, and shall inform the applicant accordingly.
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