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Article 337: The holder of a registered mark may assign such mark without there being any
transfer of the firm to which the mark belongs.
This provision shall not apply to certification signs.
Article 338: Subject to the provisions of Articles 331, 334, 335, 336 and 337, the provisions
of Articles 287 to 324 shall apply to certification signs.
TITLE II: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Chapter I: Applications for registration
Section 1: Filing of applications
Article 339: Applications for registration of a geographical indication shall be filed with the
Industrial Property Director.
The following shall be entitled to file applications for registration:
1. Natural persons or legal entities as well as groups of such persons who are
engaged in production in the geographical area indicated for the goods
specified in the application;
2. Any competent authority.
Article 340: The Industrial Property Director may, on his own initiative or at the request of
any person designated in Article 339, request, obtain and enforce the registration
of geographical indications for goods whose producers have not officially
formed an organization or association and may not therefore request, obtain and
enforce the registration of these indications.
In such cases, the geographical indications shall be governed by the other
provisions of this Law, except with regard to the entitlement to apply for their
registration and their protection in Burundi and elsewhere.
The Industrial Property Director shall be the custodian of these geographical
indications until he or the court has established that the persons or entities
entitled to hold and enforce the rights in the geographical indication in question
have organized themselves in accordance with the applicable laws or
regulations.
Article 341: Applications must contain:
1. The name, address and nationality of the applicant, natural person or legal
entity, as well as the capacity in which the applicant is seeking registration;
2. The geographical indication for which registration is sought;
3. The geographical area to which the geographical indication applies;