such products.
Article 109
The registration of a trademark including a geographical indication,
requires the continuous production, by the applicant, of the products
in the reputed geographical area.
Article 110
A trademark including a geographical indication may not be registered,
where such an indication is likely to mislead the public as to the real
origin of the goods.
Article 111
A trademark including a geographical indication may be registered if
the right conferred by the mark was acquired in good faith before the
entry into force of this Law, or before the geographical indication
has been granted in the country of origin.
Article 112
Any interested party may institute normal proceedings before the
competent court of first instance to order prohibiting the use of any
geographical indication not included in a registered trademark, where
such use is likely to mislead the public as to the real origin of the
products.
The competent court of first instance shall be the court having
jurisdiction at the place where the geographical indication is used.
Article 113
Without prejudice to any more severe punishment under any other law,
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than two
months and by a fine of not less than 5,000 pounds and not more than
20,000 pounds, or by either punishment, any person who:
(1) counterfeits a trademark registered in accordance with the law or
imitates it in a manner which is likely to mislead the public;
(2) fraudulently uses counterfeit or imitated trademarks;
(3) fraudulently affixes to his products a trademark belonging to a
third party;
(4) knowingly sells, offers for sale or distributes, or acquires for
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