Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

Amends the Principal Act with the inclusion of a new section 14A which prohibits the registration of trade-marks with the word "Fiji" or any word that makes reference or implies geographical origins or words or marks making reference or implying an approval from the State and a body corporate's name or trading name registered under Fiji's Companies Act, unless it has been approved by the Minister. The Amendment Decree also prohibits any party from challenging the Minister's decision under section 14A by way of appeal to any Court, Tribunal, Commission or Adjudicating Body.

7. Date of entry into force

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8. Other date

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9. Other information (if applicable)

The Fiji Intellectual Property Office does not have a website at the moment. However, the legal text can be accessed on the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (Paclii) website under the hyperlink: http://www.paclii.org/fj/promu/promu_dec/tm2d2012241/

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1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

6. Brief description

7. Date of entry into force

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