33Secondly, it must be noted that where the proprietor of the contested Community trade mark has an earlier right capable of invalidating an earlier mark on which an application for a declaration of invalidity is based, it is for him to contact the competent authority or national court, as the case may be, to secure the cancellation of that mark, if required.
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