Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

22.   Infringement and offences

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    (1)   Subject to section 9(3), an infringement shall consist of the performance in Saint Lucia of any act referred to in section 9(2) by a person other than the owner of the registered industrial design and without the agreement of the latter.

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    (2)   On the request of the owner of the registered industrial design, or of a licensee, if he or she has requested the owner to institute court proceedings for a specific relief and the owner has refused or failed to do so, the Court may grant an injunction to prevent infringement or an imminent infringement, award damages and grant any other remedy provided for in the general law.

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    (3)   A person who intentionally performs an act which constitutes an infringement as defined in subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 5 years.