Coffee seller first to face GI Act


Brewed trouble: Lim (right) leaving the Sessions Court here in Johor Baru after posting bail. He claimed trial for allegedly falsely applying a registered GI on coffee packaging without consent.

JOHOR BARU: A coffee production company and its director have become the first in Malaysia to be charged under the Geogra-phical Indications Act which seeks to protect the quality and characteristic of produce originating from one locality or region.

Lim Sen Thiam of KK Tanom Coffee Sdn Bhd pleaded not guilty to two counts of falsely applying a registered Geographical Indica-tions (GI) on coffee packaging without consent.

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