Malaysia legislation

Section 83

of GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ACT 2022

Section 83

Section 77 shall not apply to the use in the course of trade of—

(a)

any name contained in a registered geographical indication in relation to any goods or services where the name is identical with the term customary in common language to describe such goods or services in Malaysia;

or

(b)

any individual component contained in the registered geographical indication where the individual component is identical to a term customary in the common language as the common name of any goods or services in Malaysia.

Geographical Indications 71

Exception for prior uses of registered geographical indication and trademark