Section 12
Restriction of immunity in proceedings relating to intellectual property, etc.
of Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States Act 2024
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Section 12
A foreign State shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the court in any proceedings relating to—
(a)
the determination of any right of a foreign State in a patent, industrial design, trade name or business name, trademark, copyright, geographical indication, layout-design of integrated circuits or any other form of intellectual or industrial property; or
(b)
an alleged infringement by the foreign State, of a right of the nature referred to in paragraph (a) which belongs to a third person and is protected, registered or granted in Malaysia.
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