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ceased to obtain and at the latest within a period of two years as from the date on
which renewal should have been made.
Article 148: The request for the re-establishment of the certificate, accompanied by proof of
payment of the fee, and as appropriate the surcharge for late payment, and the
corresponding grounds, shall be addressed to the Industrial Property Director.
He shall ascertain whether the above-mentioned grounds have been substantiated
and restore the certificate. Should this not be the case, he shall reject the request.
Article 149: The re-establishment of a utility model certificate shall not result in an extension
of the maximum term of the certificate.
Any third parties who have started exploiting a certificate after its expiration
shall be entitled to continue such exploitation.
Article 150: The re-establishment of a utility model certificate shall also result in the reestablishment of the corresponding certificate of addition obtained by one of the
successors in title and shall benefit all the others.
Re-established certificates shall be published by the Industrial Property Director
in the forms prescribed by law.
Article 151: Decisions of the Industrial Property Director shall be subject to review by an
appeals commission within a period of 30 days as from the date of notification.
The make-up, tasks and functioning of said commission shall be determined by
decree.