Intellectual Property Rights
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
‘LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF INDIA’
SUBMITTED TO
MR. TANKMAY KANDEKAR
SUBMITTED BY
SANHITA WAGH (M/MFM/12/37)
NIFT, MUMBAI
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION LAW:
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town, region, or country). India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 has come into force with effect from 15 September 2003. GIs have been defined under Article 22(1) of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) Agreement as: “Indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a region or a locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin.”
The GI tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorized users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name. Darjeeling tea became the first GI tagged product in India, in 2004-05, since then by September 2010, 164 had been added to the list. These are listed below.
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN INDIA: No. | Geographical Indication | Type | State | 1 | Darjeeling Tea (word & logo) | Agricultural | West Bengal | 2 | Aranmula Kannadi | Handicraft | Kerala | 3 | Pochampalli Ikat | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | Salem Fabric | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu | 5 | Chanderi Fabric | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh | 6 | Solapur Chaddar | Handicraft | Maharashtra | 7 | Solapur Terry Towel | Handicraft | Maharashtra | 8 | Kotpad Handloom fabric | Handicraft | Orissa | 9 | Mysore silk | Handicraft | Karnataka | 10 | Kota Doria | Handicraft | Rajasthan | 11 | Mysore Agarbathi | Manufactured | Karnataka | 12 | Kancheepuram Silk |
‘LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF INDIA’
SUBMITTED TO
MR. TANKMAY KANDEKAR
SUBMITTED BY
SANHITA WAGH (M/MFM/12/37)
NIFT, MUMBAI
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION LAW:
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town, region, or country). India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 has come into force with effect from 15 September 2003. GIs have been defined under Article 22(1) of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) Agreement as: “Indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a region or a locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin.”
The GI tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorized users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name. Darjeeling tea became the first GI tagged product in India, in 2004-05, since then by September 2010, 164 had been added to the list. These are listed below.
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN INDIA: No. | Geographical Indication | Type | State | 1 | Darjeeling Tea (word & logo) | Agricultural | West Bengal | 2 | Aranmula Kannadi | Handicraft | Kerala | 3 | Pochampalli Ikat | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | Salem Fabric | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu | 5 | Chanderi Fabric | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh | 6 | Solapur Chaddar | Handicraft | Maharashtra | 7 | Solapur Terry Towel | Handicraft | Maharashtra | 8 | Kotpad Handloom fabric | Handicraft | Orissa | 9 | Mysore silk | Handicraft | Karnataka | 10 | Kota Doria | Handicraft | Rajasthan | 11 | Mysore Agarbathi | Manufactured | Karnataka | 12 | Kancheepuram Silk |