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 provides for a system of protection of geographical indications. This Act provides for the institution of civil proceedings to prevent the unlawful use of geographical indications. The Act further establishes a system of protection that is not dependent on registration, although registration of the geographical indications does raise a presumption that is a geographical indication within the meaning of the Act. The Act provides for exclusion to protection and imposes criminal sanctions for the deliberate wrong use of geographical indications. The Act further provides for the responsibilities for registration, etc., to fall within the responsibilities of the Controller of the Intellectual Property Office, appointed pursuant to S3(3) of the Patent Act 1996.

7. Date of entry into force

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8. Other date

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Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

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

Main information

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

8. Other date

9. Other information (if applicable)

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

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12. Notes