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Article 119
Further to the registration provided for in Article 118 above, a report recording the
filing of the industrial design and mentioning the date of said filing and the attached
documents shall be drawn up by the Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial
Property, along with the certificate of registration of the industrial design,
accompanied by the graphic or photographic reproduction of the industrial design.
The report and the certificate of registration shall be conveyed or notified to the
applicant or his agent.
Article 120
Any interested party may obtain, following a written request, an official copy of the
original industrial design upon production of the graphic or photographic reproduction
of the industrial design registered.
Chapter IV
Effects of the registration of an industrial design
Article 121
The registration of an industrial design shall be for a period of five years as from the
date of application. It may be renewed for two consecutive five-year periods, upon
request and in exchange for the payment of a set renewal fee.
The registration must be renewed in the six months prior to the expiry of its term of
validity.
Nevertheless, a six-month grace period shall be afforded to request renewal and for
payment of the renewal fee following expiry, on payment of a set surcharge.
Article 122
Any creator of an industrial design or his successors in title shall have the exclusive
right to work, sell or offer for sale this industrial design, in accordance with the
provisions provided for in this Law, without prejudice to the rights they may hold
under other legal provisions, in particular legislation relating to the protection of
artistic or literary works.
Article 123
Registering an industrial design shall award the owner the right to prevent third
parties from working the industrial design for commercial or industrial purposes
without his consent.
For the purposes of the rights awarded by the registration of an industrial design,
“working” of a registered industrial design shall be understood to mean the
manufacture, sale or import, for commercial purposes, of items incorporating the