(1) Where Article 48 (1) applies in relation to an application for international trademark registration, "report on the modification of an applicant excluding inheritance or other general succession" shall be construed as "report made by an applicant to the International Secretariat in order to change the ownership".
(2) Where all or some of the designated goods of an international registration are divided and transferred following a change in the ownership of the international registration, an application for international trademark registration shall be deemed filed by each changed holder of the international registration.
(3) Article 48 (3) shall not apply to an application for international trademark registration.