Section 73
Certificate of validity
of Geographical Indications Act 2022
In any legal proceedings in which the validity of a registered geographical indication comes into question and is decided in favour of the registered proprietor, the Court may certify to that effect, and if it so certifies then in any subsequent legal proceedings in which the validity of the registration comes into question, the registered proprietor on obtaining a final order or judgment in favour of himself, shall be awarded his full costs, charges or expenses as between a solicitor and his client, unless in the subsequent proceedings the Court certifies that the registered proprietor shall not be awarded the full costs, charges or expenses.
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(2)
Upon receiving such certification from the Court under subsection (1), the Registrar shall record such certification upon request by the registered proprietor in the form as determined by the Registrar together with payment of the prescribed fee.