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The Protection of Geographical Indications Act, no. 5 of 2004.

País/Territorio
Jamaica
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2004 (2009)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Productos agrícolas Cooperativa/organización de productores Registro Corte/tribunal Infracciones/sanciones Bebidas Viticultura/prácticas enológicas Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

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.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
laws.moj.gov.jm

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

The Protection of Geographical Indications Regulations, L. N. 119 of 2009.

Legislación | Jamaica | 2009

Palabra clave: Productos agrícolas, Autorización/permiso, Negocios/industria/corporaciones, Registro, Derechos/cánones, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Enmendado porr

The Protection of Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act, no. 11 of 2018.

Legislación | Jamaica | 2018

Palabra clave: Productos agrícolas, Gobernanza, Registro, Autorización/permiso, Bebidas, Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX