E - Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications

In a communication dated February 16, 2024, the Delegations of Georgia, Iceland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Peru, Senegal, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates transmitted to the International Bureau of WIPO the revised proposal contained in the Annex to the present document. [...] Definition of country name A country name includes the official or formal name of the State, the name that is in common use, translation and transliteration of that name, the short name of the State, as well as the name in abbreviated form and as an adjective. [...] This is for instance the case when the country name as used in the mark is translated or transliterated in a language which is unknown to a large majority of the relevant public; or − as indicating the geographic origin or other characteristic of the goods and services. [...] the name as used in the trademark is perceived as a fanciful name and, because of the other elements of the sign and in connection with the goods and services claimed, this meaning prevails over its geographical meaning, or iii. [...] a condition or limitation figures on the registration of the trademark, to the effect that the trademark shall only be used in relation to goods and/or services which originate in the country identified by the trademark; v.