iii.
iv.
the filing date and number of the application for registration of the mark in Liberia,
the registration date and number of the registration in Liberia,
v.
the priority date, if any, of the registration in Liberia, and
vi.
information relating to other rights acquired by virtue of the registration in Liberia.
d) Where a mark that is the subject of a national registration in Liberia Intellectual Property Office is
also the subject of an international registration and both registrations stand in the name of the same
person, the international registration shall be deemed to replace the national registration without
prejudice to any rights acquired by virtue of the latter provided that:
i.
the protection resulting from the international registration extends to Liberia;
ii.
all the goods and services listed in the national registration are also listed in the
international registration;
iii.
such extension takes place after the date of the national registration.
§10. 33. Transformation
a) Where an international registration designating Liberia is cancelled at the request of the office of
origin, in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Madrid Protocol, in respect of all or some of the
goods and services listed in the international registration, an application constituted with
regulations promulgated by the Director General may be made to the Registrar, within three
months from the date on which the international registration was cancelled, by the person who was
the holder of the international registration at the date of its cancellation, for registration of the same
trademark, in respect of goods and services covered by the list of goods and services contained in
the international registration for which protection has been requested in Liberia.
b) Subject to subsections (c) and (e) of this section, the provisions applicable to a trademark
application filed directly with the Registrar shall apply inclusive of all necessary changes made, to
an application resulting from transformation.
c) An application resulting from transformation shall be made on a pre-designed form specified by
the Director General and shall, in addition, include the following:
i.
a statement that the application is made by way of transformation;
ii.
the international registration number of the international registration which has been
cancelled;
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