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Once notice of seizure has been given, no subsequent amendment of the rights
deriving from the design shall be binding on the attaching creditors.
Notice of seizure shall be given within 15 days of the order, on pain of invalidation.
On pain of invalidation of the seizure, the attaching creditors shall have 15 days as
from the date of the entry of the seizure in the National Register of Industrial Designs
to give such notice to file proceedings before the court for confirming the validity of
the seizure or the action on merit.
The Court shall have the authority to order the placing of the design for sale by
converting the garnishment into distraint.
Section III – Miscellaneous provisions
Article 128
The exclusive right to work deriving from the industrial design protected by this Title
shall end with the expiry of a maximum time period of 15 years from the date of initial
filing.
Article 129
The owner of an industrial design may, at any time, waive the protection of his
industrial design by means of a written declaration addressed to the Djibouti Office of
Industrial and Commercial Property.
Waiver may be limited to only part of the industrial designs if the filing covers several
industrial designs.
Where the industrial design is jointly owned, waiver may only be effected if it is
required by all of the joint owners.
If licenses or encumbrances have been entered in the National Register of Industrial
Designs, the declaration of waiver of registration shall only be entertained if it is
accompanied by the consent of the holders of the rights entered.
Article 130
Any interested party, including the Public Prosecutor’s Office, may by means of a
written and reasoned request invoke lapse of the registration of an industrial design
before the court, that was effected in violation of the provisions of Articles 103, 104,
107 and 112.
Chapter VI
Publication of industrial designs
Article 131