Article 26. Use of a geographical indication

The holder of the certificate has the right to use the geographical indication in any manner not contrary to the law, including:

on goods, labels, packaging of goods that are produced, offered for sale, sold, demonstrated at exhibitions and fairs or otherwise introduced into civil circulation on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, or stored or transported for this purpose, or imported into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

on letterheads, invoices, other documentation and printed publications related to the introduction of goods into civil circulation;

in offers for the sale of goods, as well as in advertisements, on signs and in advertising.

In the case of registration of a geographical indication by an association, the right to use such geographical indication is granted to each person who is a member of this association, provided that such geographical indication is used in relation to a product that has the characteristics indicated in the register.

Alienation, transactions on the assignment of the right to use a geographical indication and the granting of the right to use a geographical indication on the basis of a license agreement are not allowed.

The following is recognized as illegal use of a geographical indication:

the use of a registered geographical indication by unauthorised persons, even if the true place of production of the goods is indicated or the geographical indication is used in translation or in combination with such words as “kind”, “type”, “imitation” and the like;

the use of a registered geographical indication by persons entitled to use it in respect of a product that does not have the characteristics specified in the register, or is produced outside the boundaries of a geographical object;

the use of a designation similar to a registered geographical indication for any goods that is likely to mislead consumers about the place of production of the goods or the characteristics of the goods.

Goods, labels, packaging of goods on which a geographical indication or confusingly similar designations are illegally used are counterfeit.