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Trademarks Act, 2018 (Act. Non. 2 of 2018).

Country/Territory
Malawi
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to regulate matters relating to registration and protection of trademarks, well known marks, collective marks, certification marks, geographical indications and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Access-to-justice Certification Consumer protection Institution Intellectual property rights/patents Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling Viticulture/oenological practices Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Traceability/product tracing Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

The Act under Part II establishes an office to be called the Trademarks Office; a Registrar of Trademarks shall be appointed and shall be responsible for registration of trademarks and the day to day management of the Trademarks Office. Part III provides for application for registration of a trademark, grounds for refusal, advertisement of an application, opposition to an application, registration, rights conferred by registration, infringement of a trademark, among others. Part IV concerns rectification and correction of the Register and removal or variation of registration for breach of conditions. Part V infringement of a trademark and unfair competition. Part VI concerns protection of well known marks, it indicates factors for determining well known marks, system of registration of collective marks and certification marks. Part VII concerns geographic indication.

Full text
English
Website
malawilii.org