Any interested party may submit, in writing to the Department, within
60 days from the date of publication, and according to the conditions
prescribed by the Regulations, a motivated opposition to the
registration of the mark.
The Department shall then send a copy of the opposition to the applicant,
within 30 days from the receipt of such a notification.
The applicant shall, within 30 days from the receipt of notification,
provide the Department with his motivated written reply to the
opposition, failing which he would be considered to have withdrawn his
application.
The Regulations shall prescribe the rules and procedures in this regard.
Article 81
The Department shall, after hearing both parties, motivate its decision
on the opposition, to accept or reject the registration. In its decision
of acceptance, it may require the applicant to fulfill any requirements
it may deem necessary to register the mark.
Article 82
The decision of the Department referred to in Article 81 may be appealed
before the competent Administrative Court, in accordance with the
procedures and time limits provided for in the law governing the Council
of State.
Article 83
The registration of a mark is approved by a decision of the Department
and shall be published, in the manner prescribed by the Regulations,
in the Trademarks and Industrial Designs Gazette.
Registration will take effect from the date of filing the application.
Article 84
The Department shall deliver to the owner of the registered mark a
certificate containing the information published in the aforementioned
Gazette.
Article 85
The owner of a registered mark may request the Department, in writing,
to introduce any modifications that do not essentially affect the
substance of the mark. He may also request a modification by deletion
without any concomitant addition to the statement of products covered
by the mark.
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