A geographical indication is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities, reputation or characteristics that are essentially attributable to that place of origin. Most commonly, a geographical indication includes the name of the place of origin of the goods. Agricultural products typically have qualities that derive from [...]
Darjeeling Tea is the world’s most expensive and exotically flavored tea. A person with judging ability will tell you that without Darjeeling, Tea would be like Wine without the Champagne. Darjeeling tea is one of the Indian Geographical Indication. It is a very important part of India’s cultural and collective intellectual heritage. It also [...]
India is going to add two new products into Geographical Indications (GI). GI is used to denote the name or sign, of the products which are from a particular geographical area or somewhat related to the origin like town, region or nation. Thus Geographical Indication gives the rights to its holder, and acts as [...]
Geographical Indication is used to denote the name or sign, of the products which are from a particular geographical area or somewhat related to the origin like town, region or nation. Thus Geographical Indication gives the rights to its holder, and acts as the certification mark and also shows that the specified product consists [...]
The last two decades saw geographical indications (GIs) often being put into the center-stage in many multilateral and bilateral trade talks. There have been demands by the European Union (EU) and many developing countries to grant higher protection for products other than wines and spirits at the Protection of GIs refers to protection of [...]
