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ARTICLE-21: Licensing and Assignment [go to this ARTICLE]
... Members
may determine conditions on the licensing and assignment of
trademarks, it being understood that the compulsory licensing of
trademarks shall not be permitted and that the owner of a registered
trademark shall have the right to assign the trademark with or
without the transfer of the business to which the trademark belongs.
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ARTICLE-24: International Negotiations; Exceptions [go to this ARTICLE]
... 8. The
provisions of this Section shall in no way prejudice the right of any
person to use, in the course of trade, that person's name or
the name of that person's predecessor in business, except where
such name is used in such a manner as to mislead the public. ...
ARTICLE-34: Process Patents: Burden of Proof [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. In the
adduction of proof to the contrary, the legitimate interests of
defendants in protecting their manufacturing and business secrets
shall be taken into account.
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