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Apr 04, 2019 (Newsletter Issue 5/19)
WIPO
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Several Countries will not Accept Division or Merger of Request of Intl. Registration



NZ, NO and SG will not Accept Division or Merger of Request of Intl. Registration
New Zealand, Norway and Singapore have notified WIPO in accordance with new Rule 40(6) of the Common Regulations, which entered into force on February 1, 2019.

Accordingly, new Rules 27bis(1) and 27ter(2)(a) of the Common Regulations are not compatible with the laws of New Zealand, Norway and Singapore and do not apply in respect of those Contracting Parties. As a result, the Offices of those Contracting Parties will not present to the International Bureau of WIPO requests for the division of an international registration under new Rule 27bis(1) nor requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from division under new Rule 27ter(2)(a).

For further information, please refer to Information Notices Nos. 7/2019, 8/2019 and 9/2019

Notification by CU under new Rule 40(6) of the Common Regulations
Cuba has notified WIPO in accordance with new Rule 40(6) of the Common Regulations, which entered into force on February 1, 2019.

According to the said notification, new Rule 27ter(2)(a) of the Common Regulations is not compatible with the law of Cuba and does not apply in respect of Cuba. As a result, the Office of Cuba will not present to the International Bureau of WIPO requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from division under new Rule 27ter(2)(a).

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AU, BX, CZ, EE, EU, GR, HU, PL, RO, RU, ES, TN Will Not Accept the Request for Merger of Intl. Registration
Austria, Benelux, the Czech Republic, Estonia, the European Union, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Spain and Tunisia have notified WIPO in accordance with new Rule 27ter(2)(b) of the Common Regulations, which entered into force on February 1, 2019.

In accordance with new Rule 27ter(2)(b) of the Common Regulations, Austria, Benelux, the Czech Republic, Estonia, the European Union, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Spain and Tunisia have declared that new Rule 27ter(2)(a) of the Common Regulations does not apply to them. As a result, their respective Offices will not present to the International Bureau of WIPO requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from division under new Rule 27ter(2)(a).

For further information, please refer to Information Notices Nos. 11/2019 to 22/2019

Source: www.wipo.int