Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 44 Part 3.djvu/1068

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2498 PAN AMERICAIWTRADE MARKS; Aim as, 192:;. on this sngsjeet; to present to the States such suggestions as they mayicon ` er useful and such opinionsas may be requested as to what modincations should be introduced- in the present Convention, orin there laws concerning industrial property; and: in general to efaeilitate=‘the execution of the purposes of this Convention. ..; Y°°">’ ’°°°"’· ~Section`#8. To informrthe signatory governments at least once a Mmmm mmm year as to the work which the Bureaus are doing,. - .l w1ms1mu¤»eme¤s,em. Section 9. To maintain relations w1th similar ofhces, and scientific and industrial institutions and organizations for the exchange of publigatigns, informatuatnx and data relative to the progress of the awo m ustria pro e y. = ‘ R°“‘“"°‘°‘“'°’· Section 10L To estldblish, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, the regulations which the Directors may consider nec- essary for the internal administration of the Bureaus. c f Anrxcnn IX H“*"*“° B“’°°“= ' ·’The·Bureau established·iu‘the city of Havana shall arrange with ¤¢l:°mmm W rm the contracting States for the registration or deposit of commercial, industrial and agricultural trade marks coming from the United States of America, Cuba, Haiti,¥Dominican Regublic, Guatemala, EldS§gjad;r, Hozrdiuas, icaragua, Costa, Rica, anama, Colombia, mmueer. " ‘ ‘d B§,§§,,_ di "‘“°"° The Bureau established in Rio de Janeiro, shall arrange for the reg- t¤<>¤¤¢¤¤••¢<> =•¢i¤#g•r istration of the markscoming from Brazil,`Uruguay,`the Argentnie °‘ mam I Re ublic, Para ay, Chile an Venezuela. IM °°` Ig:-ii·agrauh. The Inter American Bureau of Rio de Janeiro sha be insta ed as soon as the present Convention shall ha_ve been ratiiied by one third of the signatory States. ZARTICLE X · Bureaus ¤¤>¤¤id¤r¤d The two Inter American Bureaus shall·be considered asone, and, °S°°°` for the urposes of uniformit in their procedure, it is pgovidedc hmmm:. (a) 'llhat both Bureausadbpt the same system of oksand of accounts; *- ' · A I , ‘ P t, M¤¤¤¤1 <><>¤=¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- ’ (b); That eachiof them send to the other copies of all applications `°°S' registrations, communications and other documents relative to the recognition of the rights of owners -of marks. * * i I ·' · Anrronn XI ,,,§§§}’°’°‘““ “"‘“" The Inter American Bureaus shall both be governed by the same regulations, prepared for the urpose by the governments of the Republics of Cuba and of Brazg. Aarionn XII B§Q§f,§_*°“°“°° °' . The part of the fees received by each Inter,American Bureau which is stipulated for this purpose by the provisions of this Convention, shallbe assigned to the maintenance and operation thereof. The proceeds of the sale of publication. by the Inter American Bureaus- to individuals shallbe assigned ne same purpose; and if boththesesums should befinsuincient, is » deficit shall be paid by the contracting States in_the following manner: ck°;¤¤***¤¤¤i¤¤¤¤*d¤¤· . 80% of the total deficit of;th,e. operating budget of both Bureaus ' shall be paid bg the contractmg? States in proportion to the number of marks whic _ the§ may have had re ` tered each year through theflnter American ureaus, and the bsiince of 20% by the same States in proportion to the number of marks they may have regis- teredtat the request of the Inter American Bureaus.