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Trademarks Act 2019 s 77

Trademarks Act 2019 s 77

s 77 Permitted use of well-known trademarks

(1) Notwithstanding section 76, the proprietor of a well-known trademark shall not be entitled to restrain by injunction the use in Malaysia, in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters, by any person ofβ€” (a) the name ofβ€” (i) the person himself; (ii) the person’s place of business; (iii) the person’s predecessor in business; or (iv) the place of business of the person’s predecessor in business; (b) any sign to indicateβ€” (i) the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin or other characteristic of goods or services; or (ii) the time of production of goods or of the rendering of services; or (c) the trademark to indicate the intended purpose of goods which includes accessories or spare parts or services. (2) Notwithstanding section 76, the proprietor of a well-known trademark shall not be entitled to restrain by injunction the use in Malaysia ofβ€” (a) any registered trademark in relation to goods or services for which the latter is registered; or (b) the trademark if such useβ€” (i) is for a non-commercial purpose; (ii) is for the purpose of news reporting or news commentary; or (iii) has at any time expressly or impliedly been consented to by the proprietor of the well-known trademark.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kebenaran penggunaan cap dagangan terkenal

(1) Walau apa pun seksyen 76, tuan punya suatu cap dagangan terkenal tidak berhak untuk menahan dengan injuksi penggunaan di dalam Malaysia, mengikut amalan jujur dalam perkara perindustrian atau komersial, oleh mana-mana orang yangβ€” (a) namaβ€” (i) orang itu sendiri; (ii) tempat perniagaan orang itu; (iii) pendulu orang itu dalam perniagaan; atau (iv) tempat perniagaan pendulu orang itu dalam perniagaan; (b) mana-mana tanda untuk menunjukkanβ€” (i) jenis, kualiti, kuantiti, kegunaan spesifik, nilai, tempat asal geografi atau ciri-ciri lain barang-barang atau perkhidmatan; atau (ii) masa pengeluaran barang-barang atau pemberian perkhidmatan; atau (c) cap dagangan untuk menunjukkan kegunaan spesifik barang-barang termasuk aksesori atau alat ganti atau perkhidmatan. (2) Walau apa pun seksyen 76, tuan punya suatu cap dagangan terkenal tidak berhak untuk menahan dengan injunksi penggunaan di dalam Malaysia bagiβ€” (a) apa-apa cap dagangan berdaftar berhubung dengan barang-barang atau perkhidmatan yang cap dagangan berdaftar itu didaftarkan; atau (b) cap dagangan jika penggunaan ituβ€” (i) adalah bagi maksud bukan komersial; (ii) adalah bagi maksud pelaporan berita atau ulasan berita; atau (iii) pada bila-bila masa secara nyata atau tersirat telah dipersetujui oleh tuan punya cap dagangan terkenal itu.

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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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