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IPRCL - Lecture Notes - 8 (GI) - 1
IPRCL - Lecture Notes - 8 (GI) - 1
IPRCL - Lecture Notes - 8 (GI) - 1
Lecture Notes : 8
Certificate
Of
Registration
Granted to
“Odisha Rasagola”
13 October 2023 4
Certificate
Of
Registration
Granted to
“Kashmir Saffron”
13 October 2023 5
and
in case where such goods are manufactured goods one of the activities of
either the production or of processing or preparation of the goods
concerned takes place in such territory, region or locality, as the case may
be.
It is an indication.
GI Registration Process
Details of the special characteristics and how those standards are maintained.
Three certified copies of the map of the region to which the GI relates.
Details of the inspection structure if any to regulate the use of the GI in the
territory to which it relates.
The applicant must respond within two months or apply for a hearing.
Within two months the applicant shall sent a copy of the counter
statement.
Where the counter-statement has been filed, the registrar shall serve a
copy on the person giving the notice of opposition.
Step 7 : Registration
Where an application for a GI has been accepted, the registrar shall
register the geographical indication.
The registrar shall issue to the applicant a certificate with the seal of
the Geographical indications registry.
Step 8 : Renewal
A registered GI shall be valid for 10 years and can be renewed on
payment of renewal fee.
Step 10 : Appeal
Any person aggrieved by an order or decision may prefer an appeal to
the intellectual property appellate board (IPAB) within three months.
The address of the IPAB is as follows:
Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB)
Annexe 1 , 2nd Floor Guna Complex , 443 Anna Salai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 018
Duration of Protection
A Geographical Indication is registered for a period of 10 years.
Good Luck
13 October 2023 Dr. Siddhartha Sankar Biswas 18