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The said applications shall come into force as from the date of their filing.
Article 222
Filings and registrations of marks or designs validly carried out through the Registrar
of the Court of First Instance prior to the entry into force of this Law shall continue to
be in force until the expiry of the period of protection following filing, but must be
transferred by the Registrar to the Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial
Property, so that they can be recorded in the Register.
Owners may themselves deliver to the Office a copy of their previous filings and
registrations, which will remain protected for the remainder of the period left since
they were filed with the Registrar.
In the event of transferring or renewing a filing or registration previously carried out
through the registrar, owners may claim the rights of priority for their previous filings
with the Court’s Registrar.
Article 223
The regulations for the application of this Law, particularly the fees to be received by
the Office and allocated for its operating expenses, shall be fixed by Decree.
Article 224
This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Djibouti and
shall enter into force upon its enactment.
Done in Djibouti, July19, 2009
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,
HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT
ISMAÏL OMAR GUELLEH
(signed and stamped)