TITLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS, TRANSITIONAL
AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 68
Continued Validity of Patents
Granted or Recognized Under
the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977
Under this Article, any patent granted or recognized under the Bangui Agreement of
March 2, 1977, and its Annex I shall remain in force for a period of 20 years as from its filing
date.
Article 69
Acquired Rights
(1) This Annex shall apply to patent applications filed as from the date of its entry into
force, subject to the rights acquired under Annex I of the Bangui Agreement of March 2,
1977.
(2) Patent applications filed prior to the date of entry into force of this Annex shall
remain subject to the provisions that were applicable on the filing date of the said
applications.
(3) However, the exercise of the rights deriving from patents granted under the
provisions referred to in paragraph (2) above shall be subject to the provisions of this Annex
as from the date of its entry into force, subject to acquired rights, which shall be maintained.
(4) Annex I of the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977, is repealed.
[Annex II follows.]