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may neither be filed nor used in any way whatsoever before a period of ten years has
elapsed.
Article 174
The invalidation of the registration of a certification mark may be pronounced by the
court following a request from the Public Prosecutor’s Office or at the request of any
interested party, where the mark fails to meet one of the requirements stipulated in
this Chapter.
The decision to cancel shall have absolute effect.
Chapter VI
Publication of marks
Article 175
The Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial Property shall publish an official
catalog of all trademarks or service marks, collective marks and certification marks
registered. It shall contain a reference to the acts provided for under the first
paragraph of Article 156 above.
TITLE VI
TRADE NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS,
APPELLATIONS OF ORIGIN AND UNFAIR COMPETITION
Chapter I
Trade names
Article 176
A “trade name” shall be understood as the distinctive appellation or sign under which
an enterprise of a natural person or legal entity is operated.
Article 177
Names or designations which, by their nature or the use that may be made thereof,
are contrary to morality and public order or are liable to deceive trade circles or the
public as to the nature of the enterprise identified by that name, may not constitute
trade names.
Article 178
Whether or not they are part of a mark, trade names shall be protected against any