Signs Recognized as Marks. (1) Any visible sign used or intended to be used and capable of distinguishing the goods or services of any enterprise shall be considered a trademark or service xxxx, including in particular surnames by themselves or in a distinctive form, special, arbitrary or fanciful designations, the characteristic form of a product or its packaging, labels, wrappers, emblems, prints, stamps, seals, vignettes, borders, combinations or arrangements of colors, drawings, reliefs, letters, numbers, devices and pseudonyms. (2) The trademarks or service marks shall be considered collective marks where the conditions for their use are laid down in rules approved by the competent authority and where they may be used only by enterprises of public character, unions or groups of unions, associations, groups of producers, manufacturers, craftsmen or tradesmen, provided that the latter are officially recognized and have legal personality.
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Samples: Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement
Signs Recognized as Marks. (1) Any visible sign used or intended to be used and capable of distinguishing the goods or services of any enterprise shall be considered a trademark or service xxxxmark, including in particular surnames by themselves or in a distinctive form, special, arbitrary or fanciful designations, the characteristic form of a product or its packaging, labels, wrappers, emblems, prints, stamps, seals, vignettes, borders, combinations or arrangements of colors, drawings, reliefs, letters, numbers, devices and pseudonyms.
(2) The trademarks or service marks shall be considered collective marks where the conditions for their use are laid down in rules approved by the competent authority and where they may be used only by enterprises of public character, unions or groups of unions, associations, groups of producers, manufacturers, craftsmen or tradesmen, provided that the latter are officially recognized and have legal personality.
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Samples: Revising Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement on the Creation of an African Intellectual Property Organization