§15.2. Infringement of Marks and Trade Names
a) A registered mark or a well-known mark shall be infringed by the performance of any act referred
to in Section 12.6 (a) and (b) in Liberia by a person other than the holder of the right in the mark
and without the holder‟s authorization, subject to the limitations and exceptions provided for in
Section 12.6 (c) and (d).
b) A well-known mark shall be infringed by the use of a sign identical with or confusingly similar to
the well-known mark without the agreement of the owner of the well-known mark provided that
the use of the sign in relation to goods or services would indicate a connection between those
goods or services and the owner of the well-known mark or that the reputation of the well-known
mark or of the owner thereof is likely to be damaged by such use.
c) On the request of the holder of a registered mark or of a licensee if he has requested the holder of
the mark to institute court proceedings for a specific relief and the holder of the mark has refused
or failed to do so within ninety-days, the court may grant an injunction to prevent infringement, or
an imminent infringement, award damages and grant any other remedy provided for in the general
law or under this Part.
d) A trade name shall be infringed by the performance of any act referred to in Section 10.13 (a).
e) The court may, on the request of any competent authority or any interested person, group
association or syndicate, including producers, manufacturers or traders, grant relief where it is
satisfied that an act of infringement has been committed or is imminent.
§15.3 Infringement of Geographical Indications
a) A geographical indication protected under this Part 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 Part, 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 Part.
§ 15.4. Infringement of Industrial Designs
a) An industrial design registered under this Act shall be infringed by the performance of any act
referred to in Section 12.6 (b) by a person other than the registered holder of the industrial design
and without the holder‟s agreement, subject to the limitations and exceptions provided for in
Section 12.6 (f).
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