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What
is a Geographical Indication?
Geographical Indications means an indication
which identifies
such
goods as agriculture goods, natural goods or
manufactured goods as originating, or manufactured in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality,
reputation or other characteristic of such goods is
essentially attributable to its geographical origin.
Each
geographical reputation was carefully built up and
painstakingly maintained by the master of that region,
combining the best of nature and man, traditionally
handed over from one generation to the next for centuries.
Examples
of geographical Indication in India
Basmati
Rice, Darjeeling Tea, Kanchipuram Silk Saree, Kolhapuri
Chappal, Aranmula Kannadi etc
Benefits
of registration
It
prevents unauthorized use of a registered Geographical
Indication goods by third parties.
It boosts exports
It promote economic prosperity of producers.
Only an authorized user has the exclusive rights
to use the geographical indication in relation to
goods in respect of which it is registered.
Who
can apply for the registration?
Association
of persons, producers can apply.
Who
is the producer?
A producer is a person dealing with three
categories of goods.
Agriculture
goods including the production,
processing, trading or dealing.
Natural
goods including exploiting,
trading or dealing.
Handicrafts
or industrial goods including
making, manufacturing, trading or dealing
The
Registration process
The Register
of geographical indication is divided into two parts.
Part ‘A’ consists of particulars relating to registered
geographical indications and Part ‘B’ consists of
particulars
of the registered authorized users .
The Registration process is similar to both
for registration
of a geographical indication and an
authorized user which is illustrated below.
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