Law No. 127-Z on geographic indications.

The present Law regulates the relations appearing in connection with the legal protection and use of the geographic indications. Geographic name—an indicator that identifies the goods as originating from the territory of the country or from the region or locality on this territory, where a certain quality, reputation or other features of the goods are to significant extent connected with its geographical origin. The term "geographic name" includes the terms "name of place of origin of goods" and "indicator of the origin of goods". The legal protection to the names of origin of goods in the Republic of Belarus shall be granted on the ground of its registration in the National Centre of Intellectual Property. On the basis of registration the certificate on the right to use the name of place of origin of goods shall be issued. The certificate shall come into effect within 10 years from the date of submitting the application to the patent body. The right to use the name of place of origin of goods registered in the established order can be granted to any legal or natural person being in that geographical object and manufacturing the goods with the same qualities. The legal protection of the origin of goods lies in banning the usage of false indicators of origin of goods and also the indicators bringing the consumer to confusion in relation to the real place of origin of goods. The usage of the geographic indications shall be considered to be the application of it on the goods, packing, in advertisement, prospects, accounts, and also by other means in connection to the introduction of the goods to the civil circulation.