Trademarks Act 2019 s 5

s 5 Definition of “earlier trademark”

“Earlier trademark” means— (a) a registered trademark or a protected international registration designating Malaysia, the application for registration of which was made earlier than the trademark in question, taking into account the priorities claimed in respect of the trademarks, where appropriate; or (b) a trademark which, at the date of application for registration of the trademark in question or of the priority claimed in respect of the application, where appropriate, was a well-known trademark, and includes a trademark in respect of which an application for registration has been made and which, if registered, would be an earlier trademark by virtue of paragraph (a) subject to it being so registered.

Malay text (authoritative)

Takrif “cap dagangan terdahulu”

“Cap dagangan terdahulu” ertinya— (a) suatu cap dagangan berdaftar atau suatu pendaftaran antarabangsa terlindung yang menamakan Malaysia, yang permohonan bagi pendaftarannya telah dibuat lebih dahulu daripada cap dagangan yang dipersoal, setelah mengambil kira tuntutan keutamaan berkenaan dengan cap dagangan, mengikut mana-mana yang sesuai; atau (b) suatu cap dagangan yang, pada tarikh permohonan bagi pendaftaran cap dagangan yang dipersoal atau bagi keutamaan yang dituntut berkenaan dengan permohonan itu, mengikut mana-mana yang sesuai, ialah cap dagangan terkenal, dan termasuklah suatu cap dagangan yang berkenaan dengannya suatu permohonan bagi pendaftaran telah dibuat dan yang, jika didaftarkan, akan menjadi cap dagangan yang terdahulu menurut perenggan (a) tertakluk kepada ia didaftarkan sedemikian.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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