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Chapter II
Examination and Registration
123.—(1) In accordance with Article 99(1) of the Ordinance, the Office shall examine
whether the conditions set out in Articles 115 to 119 of this Decree have been met.
(2) If such is the case, the Office shall register the industrial design and shall inform the
applicant thereof. It shall make the entry in the Register of Industrial Designs and publish it
in the Official Gazette of Industrial Property.
(3) The fee referred to in Article 101 of the Ordinance is given in Annex I.
(4) The registered designs may be consulted free of charge and a copy may be issued
on payment of the fee given in Annex I.
124. Articles 102 and 103 of this Decree, concerning entry in the Register of
Trademarks and publication, shall apply mutatis mutandis to industrial designs.
125. Articles 95, 96(1) and 97 of this Decree shall apply mutatis mutandis to industrial
designs for application of Article 99(2) of the Ordinance.
126. Pursuant to Article 100(2) of the Ordinance, the applicant may lodge an appeal
with the competent court within a period of two months as from notification of refusal to
register an industrial design.
Chapter III
Rights Afforded by Registration
Section I
Renewal of Registration
127.—(1) Pursuant to Article 107 of the Ordinance, a request for renewal of an
industrial design registration for each five-year period shall be drawn up on the form
prescribed in Annex II. It shall contain the following information:
(a) the surname, forenames and address of the owner and, where appropriate, those of
his agent or representative;
(b) the registration number and date of the industrial design;
(c) the expiry date of the registration;
(d) identification of the fee paid;
(e) signature of the owner or, where appropriate, of his agent or representative.
(2) The request shall be accompanied by:
(a) proof of payment of the prescribed fee;
(b) where appropriate, the powers of the agent or representative, signed by the owner;
(c) a list of the documents transmitted.
128.—(1) If the request for renewal complies with the time limits and conditions laid
down by Article 107(2) and (3) of the Ordinance and the conditions laid down by Article 127
of this Decree, the Office shall renew the registration for five years and shall address to the
owner a renewal certificate containing, in particular, the renewal date and the new expiry date.