Bishkek
January 14, 1998 # 7

The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Places of Origin of Goods"

Section I. General provisions
Section II. Trademark and service mark
Section III. Registration of a trademark
Section IV. Collective mark
Section V. Use of a trademark
Section VI. Transfer of a trademark
Section VII. Termination of a legal protection
Section VIII. Appellation of a place of origin
Section IX. Registration and granting of the right to use appellation of origin
Section X. The use of the appellation of origin
Section XI. Termination of a legal protection of the appellation of the place of origin
Section XII. Final provisions

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Section X.
THE USE OF APPELLATION OF PLACE OF ORIGIN OF GOODS

Article 36. The Use of Appellation of Place of Origin of Goods

The use of appellation of place of origin of goods shall be deemed to be its use on the good, packing, advertisements, prospectuses, forms, and other documents related to the introduction of a good into an economic turnover.

The persons who do not have the certificate shall not be allowed to use the registered appellation of place of origin of goods, and also use a similar appellation for identical goods which can mislead consumers with respect to the place of origin and special properties of the good.

The owner of certificate shall not have the right to grant licenses for the use of appellation of place of origin of goods to other persons.

Article 37. Warning Marks

The owner of certificate may place a warning mark by the side of the appellation of place of origin of goods which indicates that the designation used is the appellation of place of origin of goods registered in the Kyrgyz Republic.

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