Ministerial Decision No. 315 for the Year 1999: Amending Ministerial Decision No. 353 for the Year 1995 on the Implementing Regulations for the Republican Decree of Law No. 19 for the Year 1993 on Intellectual Property, Trademarks.

Article 1

Cancellation of Article 10 and Article 31 of the Ministerial Decision No. 353 for the Year 1995 on the Implementing Regulations of the Republican Decision of Law No. 19 for the Year 1994 on the Intellectual Property Right, Trademarks.

Article 2

Article 11 of the same decision shall be amended to become as follows:

The Registrar may issue an administrative decision to settle the opposition submitted by a third party to the registration of a trademark after hearing the two parties or one party if it is requested. The party sustaining damage may appeal the decision to the appeal committee within 20 days as of the date of notification. The Committee's decision shall be appealable to the court within 20 days as of the date of notification.

Article 3

This decision shall become enforceable as of its issuance date and shall be notified to those commissioned to implement it.

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