2 Chapter II: Section I: Section II: Section III: Chapter III: Section I: Section II: Section III: Chapter IV: Title IV: Chapter I: Section I: Section II: Section III: Chapter II: Chapter III: Section I: Section II: Section III: Title V: Chapter I: Chapter II: Chapter III: Chapter IV: Chapter V: Title VI: Chapter I: Chapter II: Examination, Registration and Publication of a Trademark Administrative Examination ......................................... Substantive Examination............................................... Registration and Publication ......................................... Rights Afforded by Registration of Trademark Renewal of Registration................................................ Loss and Restoration of Rights ..................................... Transfer of Trademark and Licensing ........................... Special Provisions on Collective Marks........................ Industrial Designs Filing of Application General Provisions ........................................................ Priority Claim................................................................ International Exhibitions............................................... Examination and Registration ....................................... Rights Afforded by Registration Renewal of Registration................................................ Restoration of Rights .................................................... Transfer and Licensing.................................................. Trade Names Filing of Application..................................................... Examination and Registration ....................................... Renewal of Trade Names .............................................. Assignment and Transfer of Trade Names.................... Special Provisions ......................................................... Transitional and Final Provisions Transitional Provisions ................................................. Final Provisions ............................................................ 95 - 97 98 99 - 104 105 - 106 107 - 108 109 - 110 111 - 114 115 - 120 121 122 123 - 126 127 - 128 129 130 131 - 135 136 - 137 138 - 139 140 141 142 - 146 147 - 149 TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.—(1) This Decree specifies certain provisions of Ordinance No. 89-019 of July 31, 1989, on the protection of industrial property in Madagascar, hereinafter referred to as “the Ordinance.” (2) The term “Office” as used in this Decree shall mean the agency responsible for administering industrial property in Madagascar, as referred to in Article 2 of the Ordinance. 2.—(1) Documents, instruments and correspondence relating to patents and inventors’ certificates shall be written, subject to the provisions of Article 82 of this Decree, in the Malagasy language or the French language. The Office may request that documents written in Malagasy be translated into French or vice versa. (2) Documents, instruments and correspondence relating to trademarks, industrial designs and trade names shall be written in Malagasy accompanied by a translation into French or in French. (3) If documents are written in languages other than those specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), above, the applicant shall enjoy, in accordance with Article 13 of this Decree, a period of time in which to submit a translation in one of the prescribed languages.