Defense of Rights Granted. (1) Any beneficiary of a contractual or non-voluntary license may, by registered letter, summon the owner of a patent to bring the necessary judicial actions for civil or criminal sanctions for any violation, mentioned by the said beneficiary, of the rights under the patent. (2) If, within three months of the summons provided for in paragraph (1) above, the owner of the patent refuses or fails to institute the actions referred to in the said paragraph, the beneficiary of a license that has been registered may institute the actions in his own name, without prejudice to the owner’s right to intervene in the actions.
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Samples: Revising Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement on the Creation of an African Intellectual Property Organization
Defense of Rights Granted.
(1) Any beneficiary of a contractual or non-voluntary license may, by registered letter, summon the owner of a patent to bring the necessary judicial actions for civil or criminal sanctions for any violation, mentioned by the said beneficiary, of the rights under the patent.
(2) If, within three months of the summons provided for in paragraph (1) above, the owner of the patent refuses or fails to institute the actions referred to in the said paragraph, the beneficiary of a license that has been registered may institute the actions in his own name, without prejudice to the owner’s right to intervene in the actions.
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Samples: Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement
