Article 198
Invalidation of the effects
of an international registration
- The effects of an international registration designating the Union may be declared invalid.
- The application for invalidation of the effects of an international registration designating
the Union shall take the place of an application for a declaration of revocation as provided
for in Article 58 or for a declaration of invalidity as provided for in Article 59 or
Article 60.
- Where pursuant to Article 64 or Article 128 of this Regulation and this Article, the effects
of an international registration designating the Union have been declared invalid by means
of a final decision, the Office shall notify the International Bureau in accordance with
Article 5(6) of the Madrid Protocol.
- The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying the details to be contained in
the notification to be made to the International Bureau pursuant to paragraph 3 of
this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination
procedure referred to in Article 207(2).