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Title III:
Title IV:
Title V:
Title VI:
Title VII:
Title VIII:
Annex IV:
Title I:
Signs Recognized as Marks ..........................................
Marks Not Eligible for Registration..............................
Acquisition of Rights by Foreigners .............................
Right to the Mark ..........................................................
Well-Known Marks.......................................................
Rights Conferred by Registration..................................
Filing, Registration and Publication
Filing of the Application ...............................................
Scope of Registration ....................................................
Statement of Filing and Transmittal of Documents.......
Claim of Priority ...........................................................
Unacceptability Due to Non-Payment...........................
Conditions of Acceptability and Filing Date.................
Registration of the Mark ...............................................
Appeal Against Rejection of the Application................
Issue of the Certificate of Registration..........................
Publication ....................................................................
Opposition.....................................................................
Duration of Rights.........................................................
Access to Information in the Special Register...............
Renewal of the Registration of the Mark ......................
Renunciation, Cancellation and Invalidity
Renunciation .................................................................
Cancellation ..................................................................
Invalidity.......................................................................
Restoration ....................................................................
Transfer and Assignment of Marks and Contractual
Licenses
Transfer of Rights .........................................................
Enforceability Against Third Parties.............................
Recording of the Judicial Decision on Invalidity ..........
License Contract ...........................................................
Invalid Clauses..............................................................
Recognition of Invalid Clauses .....................................
Collective Marks
Right to the Collective Mark.........................................
Use of the Collective Mark ...........................................
Registration of a Collective Mark .................................
Defense of the Collective Mark ....................................
Transfer, Invalidity and Forfeiture of the Collective
Mark..............................................................................
Penalties
Penalties for Unlawful Exploitation of a Registered
Mark..............................................................................
Penalties in Connection with Compulsory Marks and
Prohibited Signs ............................................................
Penalties Not Cumulative..............................................
Penalties in the Event of Recidivism.............................
Extenuating Circumstances...........................................
Deprivation of Electoral Rights.....................................
Fate of Counterfeited Marks and Goods .......................
Other Measures Relating to Compulsory Marks ...........
Penalties in Connection with Collective Marks ............
Right to Bring Infringement Action ..............................
Jurisdiction
Competent Jurisdiction .................................................
Infringement Seizure.....................................................
Time Limit for Initiating Substantive Proceedings .......
Transitional and Final Provisions
Continued Validity of Marks Registered or
Recognized Under the Bangui Agreement of
March 2, 1977 ...............................................................
Acquired Rights ............................................................
Industrial Designs
General Provisions
Definition ......................................................................
Industrial Designs Eligible for Registration ..................
Rights Conferred by Registration..................................
Right to the Industrial Design .......................................
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