[F1Section 2 U.K. International registrations designating the community
Article 106b U.K. Procedure for filing the international application
International applications pursuant to Article 4(1) of the Geneva Act shall be filed directly at the International Bureau.
Article 106c U.K. Designation fees
The prescribed designation fees referred to in Article 7(1) of the Geneva Act are replaced by an individual designation fee.
Article 106d U.K. Effects of international registration designating the European Community
1. An international registration designating the Community shall, from the date of its registration referred to in Article 10(2) of the Geneva Act, have the same effect as an application for a registered Community design.
2. If no refusal has been notified or if any such refusal has been withdrawn, the international registration of a design designating the Community shall, from the date referred to in paragraph 1, have the same effect as the registration of a design as a registered Community design.
3. The Office shall provide information on international registrations referred to in paragraph 2, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Implementing Regulation.
Article 106e U.K. Refusal
1. The Office shall communicate to the International Bureau a notification of refusal not later than six months from the date of publication of the international registration, if in carrying out an examination of an international registration, the Office notices that the design for which protection is sought does not correspond to the definition under Article 3(a), or is contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality.
The notification shall state the grounds on which the refusal is based.
2. The effects of an international registration in the Community shall not be refused before the holder has been allowed the opportunity of renouncing the international registration in respect of the Community or of submitting observations.
3. The conditions for the examination as to the grounds for refusal shall be laid down in the Implementing Regulation.
Article 106f U.K. Invalidation of the effects of an international registration
1. The effects of an international registration in the Community may be declared invalid partly or in whole in accordance with the procedure in Titles VI and VII or by a Community design court on the basis of a counterclaim in infringement proceedings.
2. Where the Office is aware of the invalidation, it shall notify it to the International Bureau.]
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