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Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement
Rule 5 Excuse in Delay in Meeting Time Limits
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 01-11-2022
- Bronpublicatie:
22-07-2022, Trb. 2022, 138 (uitgifte: 20-12-2022, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
01-11-2022
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
22-07-2022, Trb. 2022, 138 (uitgifte: 20-12-2022, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Intellectuele-eigendomsrecht / Modellen- en merkenrecht
1.
[Excuse in Delay in Meeting Time Limits due to Force Majeure Reasons] Failure by an interested party to meet a time limit specified in the Regulations to perform an action before the International Bureau shall be excused if the interested party submits evidence showing, to the satisfaction of the International Bureau, that such failure was due to war, revolution, civil disorder, strike, natural calamity, irregularities in postal, delivery or electronic communication services owing to circumstances beyond the control of the interested party or other force majeure reason.
2.
[Deleted]
3.
[Deleted]
4.
[Limitation on Excuse] Failure to meet a time limit shall be excused under this Rule only if the evidence and action referred to in paragraph (1) are received by and performed before the International Bureau as soon as reasonably possible and not later than six months after the expiry of the time limit concerned.
5.
[International Application and Subsequent Designation] Where the International Bureau receives an international application or a subsequent designation beyond the two-month period referred to in Article 3(4) of the Protocol and in Rule 24(6)(b), and the Office concerned indicates that the late receipt resulted from circumstances referred to in paragraph (1), paragraphs (1) and (4) shall apply.