The Protection of Geographical Indications Act, no. 5 of 2004. Country/Territory Jamaica Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural commodities Cooperative/producer organization Registration Court/tribunal Offences/penalties Beverages Viticulture/oenological practices Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act, consisting of 19 articles, divided into five Parts, provides for protecting geographical indications and preventing their misleading use. The Act defines: geographical indication, as an indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin; good as any natural or agricultural product or my product of industry or handicraft. The Act concerns: application to the court to prevent unfair competition, misuse of geographical indications, and misuse of the origin of wine and spirits; protection of homonymous geographical indications; geographical indications excluded from protection; offences; registration of geographical indications and application for registration; right to use geographical indications; Ministerial power to issue Regulations; special provisions related to trademarks; trademarks conflicting with geographical indications concerning wine and spirits. Full text English Website laws.moj.gov.jm References - Legislation Implemented by The Protection of Geographical Indications Regulations, L. N. 119 of 2009. Legislation | Jamaica | 2009 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Registration, Royalties/fees, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by The Protection of Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act, no. 11 of 2018. Legislation | Jamaica | 2018 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Governance, Registration, Authorization/permit, Beverages, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX