Criminal Procedures. Members shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy on a commercial scale. Remedies available shall include imprisonment and/or monetary fines sufficient to provide a deterrent, consistently with the level of penalties applied for crimes of a corresponding gravity. In appropriate cases, remedies available shall also include the seizure, forfeiture and destruction of the infringing goods and of any materials and implements the predominant use of which has been in the commission of the offence. Members may provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in other cases of infringement of intellectual property rights, in particular where they are committed wilfully and on a commercial scale.
Criminal Procedures. Each Party shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of willful trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy on a commercial scale. Penalties available shall include imprisonment and monetary fines sufficient to provide an effective deterrent and, in appropriate cases, the seizure, forfeiture and destruction of the infringing goods and of any device the predominant use of which has been in the commission of the offense. Each Party may provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in cases of infringement of any other intellectual property right, in particular where it is committed willfully and on a commercial scale.
Criminal Procedures. Article 23 Contracting parties shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in cases of wilful infringements of trademarks and copyright on a commercial scale. Such remedies shall include imprisonment and monetary fines sufficient to provide an effective deterrent and in appropriate cases the seizure, forfeiture and destruction of the infringing goods and of devices used in the commission of the offence. Contracting parties may provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in cases of infringement of any other intellectual property right, in particular where it is committed wilfully and on a commercial scale.
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(a) 1994 年のガット及び知的所有権に関する関連国際協定又は関連条約の基本原則の適 用可能性，
(b) 貿易関連の知的所有権の取得可能性，範囲及び使用に関する適当な基準及び原則の提供，
(c) 国内法制の相違を考慮した貿易関連の知的所有権の行使のための効果的かつ適当な手段の提供，
(d) 政府間の紛争を多数国間で防止し及び解決するための効果的かつ迅速な手続の提供，並びに
(e) 交渉の成果への最大限の参加を目的とする経過措置，に関し，新たな規則及び規律の必要性を認め， 不正商品の国際貿易に関する原則，規則及び規律の多数国間の枠組みの必要性を認め，知的所有権が私権であることを認め， 知的所有権の保護のための国内制度における基本的な開発上及び技術上の目的その他の公の政策上の目的を認め， 後発開発途上加盟国が健全かつ存立可能な技術的基礎を創設することを可能とするために，国内における法令の実施の際の最大限の柔軟性に関するこれらの諸国の特別のニーズを認め， 貿易関連の知的所有権に係る問題に関する紛争を多数国間の手続を通じて解決することについての約束の強化を達成することにより緊張を緩和することの重要性を強調し， 世界貿易機関と世界知的所有権機関(この協定において「WIPO」という。)その他の関連国際機関との間の相互の協力関係を確立することを希望して， ここに，次のとおり協定する。 第 1 部 一般規定及び基本原則第 1 条 義務の性質及び範囲
(1) 加盟国は，この協定を実施する。加盟国は，この協定の規定に反さないことを条件と して，この協定において要求される保護よりも広範な保護を国内法令において実施するこ とができるが，そのような義務を負わない。加盟国は，国内の法制及び法律上の慣行の範囲内でこの協定を実施するための適当な方法を決定することができる。
(2) この協定の適用上，「知的所有権」とは，第 2 部の第 1 節から第 7 節までの規定の対象となるすべての種類の知的所有権をいう。
(3) 加盟国は，他の加盟国の国民(注 1)に対しこの協定に規定する待遇を与える。該当す る知的所有権に関しては，「他の加盟国の国民」とは，世界貿易機関のすべての加盟国が 1967 年のパリ条約， 1971 年のベルヌ条約， ローマ条約又は集積回路についての知的所有 権に関する条約の締約国であるとしたならばそれぞれの条約に規定する保護の適格性の基 準を満たすこととなる自然人又は法人をいう(注
Criminal Procedures. The Parties shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy on a commercial scale. Remedies available shall include imprisonment and/or monetary fines sufficient to provide a deterrent, consistently with the level of penalties applied for crimes of a corresponding gravity. In appropriate cases, remedies available shall also include the seizure, forfeiture and destruction of the infringing goods and of any materials and implements the predominant use of which has been in the commission of the offence. The Parties may provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied in other cases of infringement of intellectual property rights, in particular where they are committed wilfully and on acommercial scale.
Criminal Procedures. (1) The Court shall have the authority to apply remedies that include sentences of imprisonment from a minimum of three (3) months up to a maximum of 2 (two) years as well as monetary fines from a minimum of 2,000 up to a maximum of 10,000 Riyals. In case of reincidence, the Court shall have the authority to double those remedies. In determining the remedies, the Court shall take into account that those remedies must be sufficient to provide a deterrent to future infringements, consistent with a policy of removing the infringer’s monetary incentive;
(2) fine or imprison, in appropriate cases, a party to a litigation who fails to abide by valid orders issued by such authorities; and
(3) impose sanctions on parties to a litigation, their counsel, experts, or other persons subject to the court’s jurisdiction, for violation of judicial orders regarding the protection of confidential information produced or exchanged in a proceeding
Criminal Procedures. (1) The Court shall have the authority to apply remedies that include sentences of imprisonment from a minimum of three (3) months up to a maximum of 2 (two) years as well as monetary fines from a minimum of 2,000 up to a maximum of 10,000 Riyals. In case of reincidence, the Court shall have the authority to double those remedies. In determining the remedies, the Court shall take into account that those remedies must be sufficient to provide a deterrent to future infringements, consistent with a policy of removing the infringer’s monetary incentive;
(2) fine or imprison, in appropriate cases, a party to a litigation who fails to abide by valid orders issued by such authorities; and
(3) impose sanctions on parties to a litigation, their counsel, experts, or other persons subject to the court’s jurisdiction, for violation of judicial orders regarding the protection of confidential information produced or exchanged in a proceeding TITLE V: GENERAL PROVISIONS
(1) Any change in the ownership of a patent, or a utility model certificate, or the registration of an industrial design, or the registration of a layout-design, or the registration of a mark or collective mark or certification sign, or the registration of a geographical indication, or in the ownership of an application therefor, shall be in writing and shall, at the request of any interested party, to the Registrar, be recorded and, except in the case of an application, published by the Registrar. Except as regards trademarks, such change shall have no effect against third parties until such recording is effected.
(2) Any change in the ownership of a trade name must be made with the transfer of the enterprise or part thereof identified by that name and shall be in writing.
(3) A change in ownership of the registration of a mark or a collective mark shall, however, be invalid if it is likely to deceive or cause confusion, particularly in regard to the nature, origin, manufacturing process, characteristics, or suitability for their purpose, of the goods or services in relation to which the mark or collective mark is intended to be used or is being used.
(4) Any license contract concerning a patent, or a utility model, or a registered industrial design, or a registered layout-design, or a registered mark, or an application therefor, shall be submitted to the Registrar who shall keep its contents confidential but shall record it and publish a reference thereto. Except as regards trademarks, the license cont...
Criminal Procedures. Enforcement under TRIPS Agreements TRIPS Agreements and Enforcement
Criminal Procedures. The TRIPS Agreement requires that Member provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of willful trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy on a commercial scale, and that they make available remedies such as imprisonment, monetary fines and seizure, forfeiture and destruction of the infringing goods and of any materials and implements the predominant use of which has been in the commission of the offense. E. Acquisition and Maintenance of Intellectual Property Rights and Related Procedures (Part IV) The TRIPS Agreement provides general language relating to principles concerning procedures for acquisition and maintenance of industrial property rights. Members may require, as a condition of the acquisition or maintenance of the industrial property rights covered by the Agreement (except protection of undisclosed information), compliance with reasonable procedures and formalities consistent with the Agreement (Article 62.1). Any procedures for grant or registration must permit the granting or registration of the right within a reasonable period of time so as to avoid unwarranted curtailment of the period of protection (Article 62.2). Procedures concerning acquisition, maintenance, administrative revocation and inter partes procedures are to be governed by the guidelines applicable to enforcement (Article 62.4, referring to Article 41.2 and 41.3), and most final administrative decisions are subject to judicial or quasi-judicial review (Article 62.5). The Agreement also stipulates that Article 4 of the Paris Convention concerning the right of priority shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to service marks.
Criminal Procedures. The TRIPS Agreement requires that Members provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy on a commercial scale. They also have to provide for remedies such as imprisonment, monetary fines, and seizure, forfeiture and destruction of the infringing goods and of any materials and implements predominantly used for the commission of the offence.
