TITLE VIII
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 50
Continued Validity of Marks
Registered or Recognized Under
the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977
Under this Article, any mark registered or recognized under the Bangui Agreement of
March 2, 1977, and its Annex III shall remain in force for the term specified in that
Agreement.
Article 51
Acquired Rights
(1) This Annex shall apply to marks filed for registration as from the date of its entry
into force, subject to the rights acquired under Annex III of the Bangui Agreement of March
2, 1977.
(2) Applications for the registration of marks filed prior to the date of entry into force
of this Annex shall remain subject to the provisions that were applicable on the filing date of
the said applications.
(3) However, the exercise of the rights deriving from marks registered under the
provisions referred to in paragraph (2) above shall be subject to the provisions of this Annex
as from the date of its entry into force, subject to acquired rights, which shall be maintained.
(4) Annex III of the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977, is repealed.
[Annex IV follows.]