§11.11. False Indication: Seizure on Importation
Where there is direct or indirect use of a false indication of the source of the goods or the identity of the
producer or manufacturer or merchant, all goods affected shall be subject to seizure upon importation into
Liberia pursuant to the Customs Law.
§11.12. Infringement of Geographical Indications; Remedies
a) A geographical indication protected under this Act shall be infringed by the performance of any
act referred to in Section 11.8 (a) or any use of a geographical indication by a party who does not
have the right to use the geographical indication in accordance with this Act, subject to the
limitations and exceptions provided for in Section 11.8(b).
b) On the request of any interested person or of any interested group of producers or consumers, the
court may grant an injunction to prevent the unlawful use of the geographical indication, award
damages and grant any other remedy provided for in the general law or under this Act.
Section 12
Industrial Designs
§12.1. Subject Matter of Protection
a) Registration under this Section shall not be granted to a design the features of which are dictated
solely by technical or functional considerations.
b) An industrial design shall not be registered if it is determined that its commercial exploitation
would be contrary to public order or morality.
§12.2. Registrable Industrial Designs
a) An industrial design is protected and registrable if it is independently created new or original.
b) An industrial design shall not be regarded as new if it does not significantly differ from designs
disclosed to the public anywhere in the world, by publication, exhibition, use in trade or in any
other way, prior to the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date of the application for
registration.
c) An industrial design applied to or embodied in a product that is a component part of a complex
product shall only be considered to be new if the component part remains visible during the normal
use of the complex product. To this effect “normal use” means use by the end user and do not
include maintenance, servicing or repair works in relation to the product.
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