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Trademarks Act

Version of section 11.14 from 2014-12-09 to 2017-09-20:


Marginal note:Prohibited adoption of indication for wines

  •  (1) No person shall adopt in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

    • (a) a protected geographical indication identifying a wine in respect of a wine not originating in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication; or

    • (b) a translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that wine.

  • Marginal note:Prohibited use

    (2) No person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

    • (a) a protected geographical indication identifying a wine in respect of a wine not originating in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication or adopted contrary to subsection (1); or

    • (b) a translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that wine.

  • 1994, c. 47, s. 192
  • 2014, c. 32, s. 56(F)

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