European Union
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Geographical Indications
14. Please explain whether or not your trademark registration authority refuses a trademark application if it contains a geographical indication.
Section 4(c) of the Marks, Collective Marks and Trade Names Act provides that a trademark would not be registrable if it is likely to mislead the public or trade circles, in particular, as regards the geographical origin of goods or services concerned or their nature or characteristics.