General Notice No. 66 of 2014

Merchandise Marks Act No. 17 of 1941 » Proposed prohibition on the use of certain words

Title	Merchandise Marks Act No. 17 of 1941 » Proposed prohibition on the use of certain words
Department	Trade and Industry
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 37296 of 04 February, 2014, 4 page(s), 612Kb
Act	Act No. 17 of 1941

STAATSKOERANT, 4 FEBRUARIE 2014                       No. 37296  3

GENERAL NOTICES

NOTICE 66 OF 2014

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1941 (ACT 17 OF 1941)

PROPOSED PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN WORDS

I, Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, in pursuance of the requirements of
                Section 13 of the Merchandise Marks Act, (Act 17 of 1941), hereby give notice that the
                European Union has conveyed a request for the prohibition, in terms of Section 15(1) of
                the said Act, on the use of certain words indicated hereunder in connection with any
                trade, business, profession, or occupation or in connection with a trade mark, mark or
                trade description applied to goods, other than the use thereof by producers of the goods
                from the countries indicated in the annexure, or any other party in accordance with the
                "Rules of Use", published as annexure to this notice.

Proprietors of prior identical or similar marks already in use will not be affected by this
                prohibition.

Arancia Rossa di Sicilia
                   Ananas dos Acores / Sao Miguel
                   Capper() di Pantelleria
                   Citricos Valencianos / Citrics Valencians
                   EAlei KaAapecras / Elia Kalamatas
                   (Daueltia iiyavrEs EAtcpavns Kaoropicis / Fassolia Gigantes
                   Elefantes Kastorias
                   Hopfen aus der Hallertau
                   KovaEppoiudi Apcpiaans / Konservolia Amfissis
                   KopivOlaxii ETacpiOa BoaTima / Korinthiaki Stafida Vostitsa
                   Mela Alto Adige / Stidtiroler Apfel

Pera Rocha do Oeste
                   Pomodoro di Pachino
                   Pruneaux d'Agen / Pruneaux d'Agen mi-cuits
                   Tettnanger Hopfen
                   2atecky chmel

Asiago
                   ArzCia-Ulloa
                   Brie de Meaux
                   Camembert de Normandie
                   Comte

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