Common use of Prior Use Clause in Contracts

Prior Use. (1) [Phasing Out of Prior Use] (a) Where a denomination constituting a registered appellation of origin, or an indication constituting a registered geographical indication, was, prior to the date of the international registration, in use in a Contracting Party by a third party and is not safeguarded under Article 13, that Contracting Party may, when it does not refuse the protection of the appellation of origin or geographical indication, grant to the third party a defined period, as specified in the Regulations, to terminate such use.

Prior Use. [(1) [Phasing Out of Prior Use] (a) Where a denomination constituting a registered appellation of origin, or an indication constituting a registered geographical indication, was, prior to the date of the international registration, in use in a Contracting Party by a third party and is not safeguarded under Article 13, that Contracting Party may, when it does not refuse the protection of the appellation of origin or geographical indication, grant to the third party a defined period, as specified in the Regulations, to terminate such use.