Article 1496: Consequences of the convergence of priority dates of trademarks

1. If applications for the same trademarks in respect of overlapping lists of goods, in whole or in part, are submitted by different claimants, and these applications have the same priority date as the date declared. In the case of goods for which the lists are identical, only one of the applicants defined by an agreement between them may be registered. the same applicant and these applications have the same priority date, the trademark for the goods 3. If applications for the same trademarks are submitted by different claimants (para. 1 of this article), they must notify the Federal Intellectual Property Authority within seven months of the date of the notification. the authority that they have reached an agreement on which of the applications the State registration of the trademark is requested, and within the same period of time, the applicant must indicate his or her choice. If the federal intellectual property authority is not notified within the prescribed period of time No communication or application for extension of the deadline, trademarks applications shall be considered withdrawn by a decision of such a federal authority.