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Indicaciones geográficas

14. Please explain whether or not your trademark registration authority refuses a trademark application if it contains a geographical indication.

By virtue of Article 3(f) and (g) of the draft law on Trademarks, the following are not registerable as trademarks. - those which are identical or similar to geographical names and indication if they are likely to be misleading as regards the origin or source of a good or service. - those which are likely to mislead the public or contain false information concerning the origin or source of a good or service or concerning other features, as well as those which include a fictitious, imitated or counterfeit trade name.