JuriSTEP SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE the application; b) The owner of the collective mark shall notify the National Service for Intellectual Property of any change in the internal regulation of use mentioned in sub-paragraph a) of the paragraph 2 of this Article. 3. Additionally to the cases provided in Article 20, paragraph 1, the Director of Industry shall annul the registry of a collective mark if the applicant of the annulment makes evidence that only the owner of the registry of the mark uses it or authorizes its use in violation of the regulation referred in paragraph 2, sub-paragraph a), or that he uses it or authorizes its use in a way that may deceive commercial agents or the public about the origin or any another common characteristic of the products or services in question. Article 22 Tradenames 1. A name or designation that by its nature or by the use that can be made of it, is contrary to public order or to the good mores or that is likely to mislead the commercial agents or the public about the nature of the company using that name, cannot be used as tradename. 2. Any further use of the tradename by a third person, be it as tradename, mark or collective mark, as well as any use of a similar tradename or of a similar mark likely to mislead the public, is considered to be illicit. 3. Notwithstanding any legal provision that imposes the obligation of registry of tradenames, these are protected against any unlawful action of any third party even before the registry or without him. Article 23 Actions of unfair competition 1. Any act contrary to the honest customs in the industry or in the commerce is deemed to be illicit. 2. Notably the following acts shall be deemed as actions of unfair competition: a) Any acts likely to lead to confusion with establishment, products or activities industrial or commercial of a competitor; b) Any false statements, in the exercise of the commerce, likely to harm the reputation of the establishment, of the products or the industrial or commercial activity of a competitor; c) Any statements, which use may mislead the public about the nature of the products, the manufacturing process, its 15