§10.30. Invalidation a) Where the effects of an international registration are invalidated in Liberia and the invalidation is no longer subject to appeal, the Director General shall, provided that the Director General is aware of that decision, notify the International Bureau in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations. b) Invalidation of an international registration may not be pronounced without the holder of such international registration having been afforded the opportunity of defending his rights by the Director General. §10.31. Recordings in the International Register Any recording made in the international register in respect of an international registration, shall, to the extent that it applies to Liberia as a designated Contracting Party, have the same effect as if it had been recorded in the register of marks of the Liberia Intellectual Property Office. §10.32. Replacement a) The Director General shall take note of an international registration in the register when requested by the holder of an international registration where: i. a mark registered in Liberia is also the subject of an international registration that extends to Liberia, and ii. the same person is recorded as holder of the registration in Liberia and of the international registration, and iii. all the goods and services listed in the registration in Liberia are also listed in the international registration in respect of Liberia, and iv. the extension of that international registration to Liberia took effect after the date of registration of the mark in Liberia, b) A request filed with the Director General in accordance with item (a), shall be made as prescribed. c) Where the Director General has taken note of an international registration in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the Director General shall notify the International Bureau accordingly and such notification shall indicate the following: i. the number of the international registration in question, ii. where only some of the goods and services listed in the international registration are concerned, those goods and services, 52