Trademarks Act

Marginal note:Prohibited adoption of indication for wines

• 11.14 (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.