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Article 40 The claimant shall direct to the industrial property authority a copy of the memorandum of appeal through an executing judicial clerk. The industrial property authority shall forward the file of the appealed decision to the court clerk within one month from the notification of the copy of the memorandum. Article 41 If the appeal is filed by a person other than the owner of the mark or the owner of the application for registration, this person must summon such owner through an executing judicial clerk. Article 42 The appealer may appoint an agent representing him in front of the court. Article 43 The more interested party shall notify the rest of the parties of the ruling of the court. Chapter Six Counterfeit and Penalties Article 44 Every infringement of the rights of the owner of the mark shall be considered as counterfeit making its perpetrator liable for both civil and criminal responsibility. The violation of the provisions stipulated in the articles 22 and 23 of this law shall be considered as infringement of the rights associated with mark. Article 45 The actions preceding the publication about the application for registration shall not be considered as infringement of the rights associated with this mark. However if the applicant notified the alleged infringer by a copy of the application for registration, he may examine and follow up the subsequent actions. The competent court shall postpone adjudging the case until the publication of the registration. Article 46 The civil lawsuits shall be filed in front of the competent court.

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