Saint Lucia
Geographical Indications Act 2000
| Year of current version: | 2000 |
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| Date of entry into force of original text: | May 2003 |
| Date of Text (Enacted): | March 27, 2000 |
| Type of Text: | Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Subject Matter: | Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, IP Regulatory Body, Trade Names, Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) |
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| Available Texts: | |
| English | Geographical Indications Act 2000 |
| Related Legislation: | Relates to |
| WIPO Lex No.: | LC006 |
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'This Act provides for a system of protection for geographical indications.
The Act provides for the institution of civil proceedings to prevent the unlawful use of geographical indications and imposes criminal sanctions for the deliberate wrong use of geographical indications.
The Act further establishes a system of protection that is not dependent on registration, although registration of the geographical indications does raise a presumption that it is a geographical indication within the meaning of the Act.
Reference is also made to the power of the Registrar not to register a trademark which conflicts with a geographical indication.'