Article 1535: The grounds for challenging and invalidating the granting of legal protection to a geographical indication and the exclusive right to such a geographical indication

1. A challenge to the granting of legal protection to a geographical directive means a challenge to the decision of the federal executive authority on intellectual property on the state regist. On the basis of the information provided by the Secretary-General, the Committee is of the view that the information provided by the State party should be made available to it by means of a communication of a geographical indication and the granting of an exclusive right to such geographical designation, as well as the issuance of all certificates of an exclusive right to a geographical indication. granting an exclusive right to a previously registered geographical indication means challenging the decision of the Federal Executive on intellectual property Recognition of the granting of an exclusive right to a previously registered geographical indication and a certificate of an exclusive right to a geographical indication. Refusal of the decision of the federal authority on intellectual property on the State registration of the geographical location and the granting of an exclusive right to such geographical designation, the revocation of a record in the State Register of Directions and Names and all certificates of exclusive law The invalidation of the exclusive right to a previously registered geographical indication entails the annulment of the decision to grant and (a) The exclusive right to a previously registered geographical indication, cancellation of a record in the State Register of Directions and Names and of a certificate of exclusive right to such a geograve; 2. The granting of legal protection to a geographical direction may be challenged and declared null and void for the duration of the protection if the legal protection has been granted cn the failure to comply with the requirements of this Code, except in the cases provided for in the second paragraph, the granting of an exclusive right to a previously registered geographical location is indicated. e Can be challenged and declared invalid for the duration of the exclusive right to geographical indication if the exclusive right has been granted in breach of the requirements The granting of legal protection to a geographical directive may be challenged and declared null and void within five years from the date of publication of the information on State registration. 3. If the legal protection has been granted in violation of the requirements of article 1516, paragraph 2, subparagraphs 3 and 4, of the present Code. including the authorized body or body carrying out the control provided for in the third paragraph of article 1516 of the present Code on the grounds provided for in paragraph 2 of the present article, 4. Provision of legal protection in the territory of the Russian Federation by geographical directive, request in accordance with an international treaty of the Russian Federation, and (or) granting an exclusive right to such a geographical indication may be challenged and declared invalid The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to ensure that the State party’s compliance with the provisions of the Convention is not undermined by the provisions of the Convention.