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

This Act was enacted in line with Tonga's obligations under the TRIPS Agreement and the Paris Convention and in order to award protection against acts or practices that may be deemed unfair competition under those agreements and the said Act. With regard to Intellectual Property, the protection against unfair competition constitutes a supplementary protection, additional to the protection of specific intellectual property subject-matter in terms of protecting it against any violation of the secrecy of the inventor/invention or in the form of protection against unfair competitive behaviour in trademark practices.

7. Date of entry into force

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Issuance by legislature or executive

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Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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7. Date of entry into force

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