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The Laws of Fiji

[DA 58] Fine for falsely representing a design as registered58 

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(1) Any person who falsely represents that a design applied to any article sold by him or her is registered in Fiji in respect of that article commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $150,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person who sells an article having stamped, engraved, or impressed on or otherwise applied the words “registered in Fiji” or any other words expressing or implying that the design applied to the article is registered in Fiji is deemed to represent that the design applied to the article is registered in respect of that article.
(3) Any person who after the registration of a design has expired, marks any article to which the design has been applied with the words “registered in Fiji” or any word or words implying that there is a subsisting right in the registered design in Fiji or causes any such article to be so marked commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $150,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.