Corrections in the International Register

Where the International Bureau, acting ex officio or at the request of the holder, considers that there is an error in the International Register concerning an international registration, it will modify the International Register and inform the holder accordingly.

Rule 22(1)

The Office of any designated Contracting Party has however the right to declare in a notification to the International Bureau that it refuses to recognize the effects of such correction. Rules 18 and 19, concerning refusal of protection, apply mutatis mutandis.

Rule 22(2)