What are the essentials of geographical indication in indian law?
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Geographical sign is a sign which tells the geographical source of product and links with the needed qualities that are present in product due to that place of the origin.
Mainly used to find the agricultural, handicraft and manufacturing goods from the particular territory which has developed a reputation in the market due to the special characteristics like temperature, humidity, soil etc. linked with the territory that are unique, i.e. Darjeeling tea.
The geographical indication is normally owned by a community which belongs to that particular area.
Geographical indication can be a mark defined by the words/numbers or may be combination of both.
Goods/packages used to indicate the place of origin of the goods.
International transactions points of origin includes marks of the country of origin and geographical indications.
The essential geographical indication in Indian law refers to goods in regards to the methods of indication that define the goods as manufactured goods, natural goods or agricultural goods within the country, region, area or territory.
Explanation:
- The goods registered under geographical indications are Silk, Solapur chadars Bagh Prints, Madhubani paintings and more items that come under manufactured goods.
- The goods that come under agricultural goods are Malabar Pepper, Bangalore Blue Grapes, Darjeeling tea and more items.
- These geographical indications come under the Act of Agreement on ‘Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights’.
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