Commentaries: Art. 52q

The IPI shall decide whether the application for international registration or the amendment of an international registration meets the requirements under the TmPA, this Ordinance and the Geneva Act and its Regulations.
If an application does not meet the requirements or if the prescribed fees have not been paid, the IPI shall set the applicant a time limit to remedy the deficiency.
If the applicant does not remedy the deficiency within the time limit, the application shall be refused. The IPI may set further time limits in exceptional cases.