The decision to accept or reject the request for modification shall
be subject to the same conditions prescribed for the acceptance of the
original application for registration.
The prescribed provisions for opposition, appeal and publication shall
apply to such decisions.
Article 86
Any person may apply to consult the registered marks or obtain extracts
or copies of entries in the register, according to the rules and
procedures prescribed in the Regulations and against payment of a fee
prescribed therein not exceeding 100 pounds.
Article 87
The transfer of the mark’s ownership, its mortgage or attachment can
be made independently from the commercial enterprise or exploitation
project, in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed in the
Regulations.
Article 88
The transfer of the ownership of the commercial enterprise or
exploitation project shall include, unless otherwise agreed, the marks
registered in the name of the owner, if such marks were inherently
related to the said commercial enterprise or exploitation project.
Should the commercial enterprise or exploitation project be
transferred without the trademark, the owner of the mark may, unless
otherwise agreed, continue to use the mark for the same kind of goods,
category or categories for which such mark was registered.
Article 89
The transfer of ownership, the right of disposal or the mortgage of
a mark shall not be valid towards a third party, unless such has been
duly recorded in the register and published in the Official Gazette
in the manner prescribed in the Regulations.
Article 90
The period of protection conferred by the registration of the mark is
10 years, renewable for an identical period or periods upon request
of its owner and every time within the last year of the protection period,
against payment of the fees due for the initial registration
application.
The owner of the mark may request the renewal of the protection period
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