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granted for an identical mark concerning the same goods or services during a period of
five years as from such withdrawal or cancellation.
TITLE IV
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
Chapter I
Filing of Application
Section I
General Provisions
115. Pursuant to Article 97(1) of the Ordinance, applications for registration shall be
drawn up in five copies on A4-sized paper (21 cm x 29.7 cm) in accordance with the model
form given in Annex II to this Decree.
116. An application for registration shall contain the following information:
(a) the surname, forenames and address of the applicant and, where appropriate, those
of his agent or representative;
(b) where appropriate, the surname, forenames and address of the creator;
(c) the nature of the deposited article together with the corresponding class or classes of
the International Classification for Industrial Designs;
(d) where appropriate, any claims to priority;
(e) identification of the fees paid;
(f) a duly completed list of the documents transmitted;
(g) the applicant’s signature.
117.—(1) The application shall be accompanied by:
(a) an explanatory description of the industrial design filed in three copies;
(b) a representation, in the form of a drawing or photograph, in black and white or in
color of the article filed in five copies;
(c) proof of payment of the fees.
(2) The application may, where appropriate, be accompanied by:
(a) a specimen in colors, in relief or in three dimensions of the industrial design, in two
identical copies;
(b) special powers signed by the applicant;
(c) a priority declaration drawn up in accordance with the form prescribed in Annex II,
together with the priority documents in accordance with the conditions and time limits laid
down in Article 93 of the Ordinance.
118.—(1) The drawings or photographs referred to in Article 117(1)(b) of this Decree
shall not be folded and shall be addressed to the Office in an envelope.