Section 6 — TRADEMARKS ACT 2019

(a)

the application of the sign to the goods or their packaging was an infringement of the registered trademark;

(b)

the goods are proposed to be imported into Malaysia and the application of the sign in Malaysia to them or their packaging would be an infringement of the registered trademark; or

(c)

the sign has otherwise been used in relation to the goods in such a way as to infringe the registered trademark.

(2)

Material is “infringing material”, in relation to a registered trademark, if it bears a sign identical with or similar to that trademark and either—

(a)

it is used for labelling or packaging goods, as a business paper, or for advertising goods or services, in such a way as to infringe the registered trademark; or

(b)

it is intended to be so used and such use would infringe the registered trademark.

(3)

“Infringing articles”, in relation to a registered trademark, means articles—

(a)

which are specifically designed or adapted for making copies of a sign identical with or similar to that trademark; and

(b)

which a person has in his possession, custody or control, knowing or having reason to believe that they have been or are to be used to produce infringing goods or material.

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(4)

Goods are “counterfeit goods”, in relation to a registered trademark, if—

(a)

they are infringing goods in relation to that trademark;

and

(b)

the sign borne by them or their packaging is a counterfeit trademark.

(5)

A sign is a “counterfeit trademark”, in relation to a registered trademark, if the sign—

(a)

is identical with the registered trademark as to be calculated to deceive; and

(b)

is applied to goods or services—

(i)

without the express or implied consent, conditional or otherwise, of the registered proprietor; and

(ii)

to falsely represent the goods or services to be the genuine goods or actual services of the registered proprietor or a licensee of the registered trademark.

References to use of trademark