Grounds for a trial: Coffee firm, director first to be charged under geographical protection law


JOHOR BARU: A coffee production company and its director became the first in Malaysia to face charges under the Geographical Indications Act 2022.

Lim Sen Thiam, 53, who also represented KK Tanom Coffee Sdn Bhd, pleaded not guilty to two counts of falsely applying a registered Geographical Indication (GI) on coffee packaging without consent.

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