836 - AKTA PETUNJUK GEOGRAFI 2022 — Malaysia law | Esheria

836 - AKTA PETUNJUK GEOGRAFI 2022

This Act sets out how geographical indications are defined, registered, renewed, corrected, cancelled, and enforced.

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Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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agent registration compoundable offences costs court proceedings electronic filing fees geographical indications offences opposition and cancellation penalties proof and certificates recordkeeping registration registry administration renewal search and seizure

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About this statute

This Act sets out how geographical indications are defined, registered, renewed, corrected, cancelled, and enforced. This provision gives qualifying producers a right to use a registered geographical indication, and sets out registration and enforcement rules for geographical indication agents, offences, investigations, searches, and penalties. This provision sets rules for prosecutions, compounding offences, Registrar procedures, evidence, court proceedings, geographical-indication enforcement, exceptions, and transitional matters.