Protection of Geographical Indication

IPRs have never been more economically and politically important or controversial than they are today. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, integrated circuits and geographical indications are frequently mentioned in discussions and debates on such diverse topics as public health, food security, education, trade, industrial policy, traditional knowledge, biodiversity, biotechnology, the Internet, the entertainment and media industries. In a knowledge-based economy, there is no doubt that an understanding of IPRs is indispensable to informed policy making in all areas of human development.

Geographical indication: A geographical indication generally consists of the name of a country, region or localities that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities, reputation or characteristics that are essentially attributable to that place of origin. It is used to identify agricultural, natural or manufactured goods. Protection of geographical indication marks should be included Certification or Guarantee Mark: Certification marks or guarantee mark are used to indicate the affiliation of enterprises using the mark or which refer to identifiable standards met by the products for which such a mark is used. Certification marks are not owned by a collective body such as an association of producers, but by a certification authority. Such authority may be a local governmental entity or a private association which is not engaged in production or trade of the products concerned and Collective Mark: A collective mark is a type of mark reserved for use by the members of a collective Body. The collective mark is owned by the collective body which exclusively grants its members the right to use it.

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