A.59 (4) Where a final decision is taken by the Office in respect of an opposition filed against an international registration designating Botswana, the Office shall notify that fact to the International Bureau by means of a statement complying with the requirements prescribed in the Madrid Protocol and the Regulations. 100. Where the effects of an international registration are invalidated in Botswana and the invalidation is no longer subject to appeal, the Office shall, provided that it is aware of that decision, notify the International Bureau in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Madrid Protocol and the Regulations. 101. (1) Notifications to the International Bureau referred to in sections 96 (1), 97 and 99 (2) shall be sent by the Registrar not later than one year from the date on which the Registrar was notified of the international registration of the mark. (2) The Registrar shall inform the International Bureau of any final decision regarding the acceptance or refusal outcome of the opposition proceedings. 102. Where an international registration designating Botswana is of a collective mark or a certification mark, the rules governing the use of the collective mark or certification mark shall be submitted directly by the holder of that international registration to the Office within the prescribed time limit. 103. (1) The Office shall, upon request from the holder of an internationally registered mark, record a note of that international registration in the register of the mark that was registered in Botswana where — (a) a mark registered in Botswana is also the subject of an international registration that extends to Botswana; (b) the same person is recorded as holder of the registration in Botswana and of the international registration; (c) all the goods and services listed in the registration in Botswana are also listed in the international registration in respect of Botswana; and (d) the extension of that international registration to Botswana took effect after the date of registration of that mark in Botswana. (2) A request under subsection (1) shall be subject to the payment of the prescribed fee. (3) Where the Office has recorded a note of an international registration in accordance with subsection (1), it shall notify the International Bureau accordingly and the notification shall indicate the following — (a) the number of the international registration in question; (b) where only some of the goods and services listed in the international registration are concerned, those goods and services; (c) the filing date and number of the application for registration and the registration date and number of the mark in Botswana; Invalidation of internationally registered mark Time limit of notification to International Bureau Collective and certification marks Replacement of internationally registered mark

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