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The Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, no. 11 of 2021.

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Trade Marks Act.
Subject
General
Keyword
Certification Intellectual property rights/patents Internal trade International relations/cooperation International trade Registration Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act provides for amending provisions of the Trade Marks Act, no. 25 of 2001. The amendments concern: insertion of new definitions, including: intellectual property, basic registration, international registration; insertion of new subparagraph regarding the traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expressions of indigenous or local communities; exemptions from trade mark registration; insertion of new section concerning international application procedure, in compliance with the provisions of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks; conduction of a preliminary search and advise in respect of the registrability of a trade mark.

Full text
English
Website
laws.moj.gov.jm

References - Legislation

Amends

The Trade Marks Act, no. 25 of 2001.

Legislation | Jamaica | 1999 (2001)

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Classification/declassification, Internal trade, International relations/cooperation, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Procedural matters, Registration, Offences/penalties, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX