, 1910-07-09
Translation.
Peter Carl Limpricht.


'TCCeI It " me DLUtSt - CO.. A/NGt I0t4Ctoj AbGDU ~
D%onnebrog, d Donnebrog$mand,
AlAKES KNOWN: On the most submissive representa-
ID rin Of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the King
was most graciouly pleased by Resolution Of LIST April a. c.
to sanction the following Ordinance concerning protection
for Trade Marks in the Danish West India Islands as passed
by the colonial Council Of St Croix by Bird discussion on the
18th November 1910 and by the CoIonial Council of St.
thomas and St. Jan by 3rd discussion on the 2Ist December
1910:
Anyone, who, by the registration of a particular Trade Mark in the
Trade Marks Register kept by the Registrar in Copenhagen, has obtain
compare Law No 40 of 10Th December 1898 and also Law No II of
ing in the general course Of business, his goods from those of Others. can,
tG1 " 6o5Heaee ITO % t me. Government 1na4 %tn,j IN " &C pr nee, win with tn the proy nsT OF
Indian Islands for that period Of time for which the sole right n had in
The notification mentioned in 81 must be made to the Government.
in writing and must be accompanied with:
q Acopy procured Immediately before the notification, of the entry
made in Copenhagen in the Trade Marks Register concerning the
b A block cHcnt) for Printing the Trade Mark like those given in at
the Registering Office II Copenhagen.
c Is Frn@es a a fee for registering and publishing the notification;
fss@ IS 'y "'''9' IS "'"'"s' OUTSIDE '9 D'"''' IVES indian
d information Of the appointment of an Attorney domrled in the
islands, who is authorized to represent the notder in relation to the
Govonment. and on his behalf to take legal measures
The Government sends the notifer OF his attorney Gee s 2 d) a writ
ten oohno%ledsment Of having received the notification which the
Trade Marks Register and to be published in the newspapers issued in
the islands u which public announcements are made
When the person entitled to tie Mark requests it, also when the pro-
lection for q mark, which has been notified in the Danish West In1ian
out Of the Trade Marks Register, and the fact shall he published in the
WHOM oancolmS tGoo place without tho request OF tAe person m
titled to the Mark, the Government informs the entitled person or his
attorney Cee 2d) that the cancellng has taken place.
SIS
The person, who, on goods offered for sale, or on their packages.
without authorization, puts anothers name or firm name or tMe name of
another mans landed property OF another man Trade Mark protected
through u notification in accor lance with the provisions of the Ordinance
rs well as the person who offers for sale good 50 marked, can, after a.
suit from the side of the injured party be alJudged TO be not entitled
to use such mark on goods nor to offer for sale goods 50 marked.
If he has been aware Of the others better right he shall be punished
with fines of from 300 FIR to 5000 FIR, and, in case Of repetition, wh
such fines or imprisonment, besides which ne can be hid under obIiga-
ton to make good the injury caused and to remove the unlnwfuIy used
mnrks or if necessary, to destroy the goods or their packages, 50 far as
they are in his possession OF otherwise are at his disposal.
The provisions ms 5 are also applicable when anothers name or
Firm name or the name OF his landed property or others Trade Mark
protected through a notification in accordance with this ordinance though
indeed not copied unchanged, yet have been copied with changes of NO
other character than that the names u the Trade Mark in their entirety
can be easily taken for the genuine in spite of differences in individual
points.
81.
Civil litigation in which contentious are brought forward under the
provisions Of this Ordinance are to be dealt with in special sessions or
court for strangers (GjasteretC
Cases arising under I, End clause of this Ordinance, gre tobe dealt
with as public police suits and complaint is only entered if anyone WHO
has been Wronged requests it,
Fines which are adiudged in accordance with this Ordinance, a
also fees for notification, accrue to the Colonial Treasures, in equal
shares
50.
Any and every person shall be allowed to obtain information from
the Trade Marks REGISTER kept by the Government, either bv ipspectiop