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such copies or excerpts of the entries recorded in said Register may be issued free of charge to public administrative departments. SECTION IV PUBLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AWARDS 200. The entity responsible for industrial property shall publish an official catalog of all industrial awards registered. TITLE VIII LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Chapter I General provisions 201. Any infringement of the rights of the owner of a patent, a certificate of addition, a certificate for a layout design (topography) for integrated circuits, a certificate of registration for an industrial design or a certificate of registration for a factory mark, trademark or service mark, as defined in Articles 53, 54, 99, 123, 124, 154 and 155 above respectively, shall constitute infringement. The offering for sale, marketing, reproduction, use, stocking with a view to use or marketing of an infringing product shall not, where the acts are committed by a person other than the manufacturer of the infringing article, incur the liability of the infringer unless they are performed in full knowledge of the facts. 202. Infringement proceedings may be brought by the owner of the patent, certificate of addition, certificate of layout design (topography) for integrated circuits, certificate of registration for an industrial design or certificate of registration for a factory mark, trade mark or service mark. However, the beneficiary of an exclusive right to work may, unless the licensing contract provides otherwise, bring infringement proceedings where, after having been given formal notice to do so by a notarial officer, the owner fails to bring such proceedings. The owner shall be entitled to take part in any infringement proceedings brought by the beneficiary, in accordance with the previous paragraph. Any licensee shall be entitled to take part in any infringement proceedings brought by the owner, for the purpose of receiving compensation for the harm which he has personally undergone. 203. Where an action alleging infringement has been brought before the court, the court President, ruling according to summary proceedings, may prohibit, provisionally and subject to a coercive fine, the continuation of the alleged infringing acts, or make such continuation subject to the provision of guarantees to ensure compensation of the owner of the industrial property title or the licensee. A request for prohibition or for the provision of guarantees shall be entertained only where the action appears to be well founded, and where it has been brought within a maximum period of 30 days as from the day on which the owner became aware of the circumstances on which it is based. The court may make the prohibition subject to the provision by the plaintiff of guarantees to compensate the defendant for any prejudice suffered where the infringement action is subsequently judged to be unfounded.

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