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Geographical Indications &Protected Geographical Indications

Submitted By:

Akash Arora (14020241036)

Rohit Nair (14020241011)

Arun Menon (140202410)

Sanjeev Kumar Singh (14020241036)


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Geographic Indication

A geographi in!iation is a sign use! ongoo!s that have a spei" geographiorigin an! possesses #ua$ities% a reputation

or harateristis that are essentia$$&attri'uta'$e to that p$ae o origin

*t+s a soure in!iator o a geographip$ae

,eographi *n!iations is use! as ana!!itiona$ marketing too$ or pro!utpromotion


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What can be an Indication?

Name o a ountr& region or $oa$it&(-arjee$ing .ea)

An& name /hih re$ates to a spei"

,eographia$ area an! is use! upon or inre$ation to partiu$ar goo!s originatingrom that ountr& region or $oa$it&(asmati Rie)

,oo!s Agriu$tura$% Natura$% Manuature!%an!irats% *n!ustria$ ro!uts% oo!Stu5s% /ine an! Spirit

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WTO Agreement on Tra e Relate

Aspects of Intellectual Property

Rights (TRIPS).he .R*S Agreem

ent ontains three distinctions in the $eve$ oprotetion

1) For geographical indications related to all products

.he sope o protetion is $imite! to the prohi'ition o the useo geographia$ in!iations '& pro!uers not $oate! in theregion !esignate! '& the partiu$ar geographia$ in!iation

2) For wines and spirits

.he a!!itiona$ protetion or 'oth /ines an! spirits in$u!es

three e$ements

.he provision o the $ega$ means or intereste! parties toprevent the use o a geographia$ in!iation i!enti&ing /inesan! spirits% not originating in the p$ae in!iate! '& thegeographia$ in!iation


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.he possi'i$it& to reuse or inva$i!ate the registrationo a tra!emark or /ines or spirits /hih ontains oronsists o a geographia$ in!iation i!enti&ing /ines

or spirits at the re#uest o an intereste! part& .he a$$ or uture negotiations aime! at inreasing

protetion or in!ivi!ua$ geographia$ in!iations or/ines an! spirits

3) For wines only An e7tra8a!!itiona$9 protetion '& the .R*S

Agreement or /ines on$& emphasi:es the nee! toaor! protetion or eah geographia$ in!iation or/ines in the ase o homon&mous in!iations

.he esta'$ishment o a mu$ti$atera$ s&stem onoti"ation an! registration o geographia$in!iations or /ines e$igi'$e or protetion in the

juris!itions o those ;.< Mem'ers partiipating in

the s&stem


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Registration Process

i$$ing an

App$iation

=7amination


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Advantages of GI

,*s aim on provi!ing ustomers /ith inormationa'out pro!ut #ua$it& an! harateristis%thereore re!uing transation osts

urthermore% ,*s are meant to protet ustomersrom the !eeiving usage o geographia$ names

,*s are most$& use! or proteting the inte$$etua$propert& (*) o a region% o its pro!uers an! otheir pro!uts .he i!ea is that ertain $oa$ities

an! their inha'itants an! pro!uers have!eve$ope! uni#ue pro!uts% /hih shou$! 'eprotete! against misuse

Assigns a o$$etive orm o monopo$& right

romotes eonomi prosperit&


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Pinggu Peaches - China

Annua$ output o over eight mi$$ion metritons

eautiu$ o$ours% high sugar ontent%

uni#ue @avour an! $arge si:e armers sma$$ an! !isparate

Ke& too$ in inreasing armers+ inomes

an! ae$erating agriu$tura$in!ustria$i:ation

Market va$ue o the ruit inrease! great$&


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Result

rie o a inggu peah rose to a $eve$ thirt&perent higher than others

inggu !istrit e7ports over ort& perent o

?hina+s resh peahes

No/ so$! in over t/ent&8"ve ountries in the=B or aroun! "ve =uros eah

inrease! the $an! va$ue o the inggu region


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Rooibos South Africa

Bse! '& in!igenous peop$e nota'$& theKhoi an! San or generations as a reme!&to a /i!e range o ai$ments

?an re$ieve a$$ergi s&mptoms% provi!e anenerg& 'oost an! he$p hea$ !amage! skin

,ro/s on$& in a sma$$ area in the ?e!ar'urgmountain range o the state o ;estern ?ape

arming an! rooi'os pro!ution /as sma$$8sa$e% an! the popu$arit& o the tea /as$imite! to the $oa$ $eve$


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Result -eman! or rooi'os has

stea!i$& inrease!% an!trip$e! or the ten &earperio! 'et/een 1CCD an!

200D

=njo&s an average annua$gro/th rate oappro7imate$& si7 perent

rovi!es jo's or thousan!s

*mprove! inrastruture inthe ?e!ar'urg region


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European Union schemes of geographical

indications and traditional specialties

.he =uropean s&stem or protetion o oo! names onsists o three e$ements

Protected Designation of Origin overs agriu$tura$ pro!uts an!oo!stu5s /hih are pro!ue!% proesse! an! prepare! in a givengeographia$ area using reognise! kno/8ho/

=7


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Columbian Coffee

Seon! 'iggest o5ee pro!uer o the /or$!

Eate 1CG0s 8 the prie o ?o$om'ian o5eep$ummete! rom BS H0IG to 04G per poun!

>uan Ja$!e: a "tiona$ harater /earing asom'rero an! $ea!ing his mu$e ?onhita

=ver& sing$e ki$ogram o >uan Ja$!e: o5ee has'een so$!% ever sine its ineption% at a 20

perent higher prie than o5ees rom otherountries

200C ?o$om'ia pro!ue! more than C6 mi$$ion608ki$ogram 'ags o o5ee


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GI on Tequila - Mexico

Teuilana !eber blue "ariety#

Oldest GI outside of $urope%

it is also recognied as one of the mosteconomically

successful non'$uropean GIs# The (greement bet)een *e+ico and the $uropean,nion concerning the mutual recognition andprotection of appellations of origin in the spiritssector )as signed on *ay -.% /00.#

Submitted on 1une --% /000 On (ugust /2% -33/% a complete e+tract of anamendment to the Declaration of Protection forTeuila so as to include the rules for indirect use ofTeuila in other be"erages )as published#


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PGI registered by India

Submitted on /-#//#-33.

4egistered on -/#/3#-3//

4egistered initiati"e by Tea Board ofIndia

5lass /#6# other products of (nne+ Iof the Treaty 7spices etc#8 of$uropean commission

TB has also registered the Dar9eelinglogo under the ne) GeographicalIndication of Goods 74egistration &

Protection8 (ct% /000# (t present% $, imports nearly ';million s tea e+port#


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PGI applied by India

.he on$& other ,* app$ie!'& *n!ia

Su'mitte! on2G01200I

Kangra tea is an ortho!o7variet&% $ose to -arjee$ingtea% an! it has 'eenregistere! un!er the

,eographia$ *n!iations(,*) o ,oo!s (Registrationan! rotetion) At% 1CCC

.he tota$ pro!ution oKangra tea is a'out D8I $akhkg annua$$& Near$& C6 per


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Mistakes

!e are yet to realie the potential# India needs the list to be e+panded to include items li


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Challenges

/# Integrating the production chain bet)een the

countryside and industry% thereby guaranteeing the

main component

-# $nsuring complete production#

# *eeting the demand for the product fully 7/33 per

cent8#

;# *oderniing the sector by means of technology#

C# 5onsolidating the Indian identity and origin in ne)

mar


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Key to change

()areness'raising Is ey

Go"ernment should the lead in sensitiing thepeople about the "arious pro"isions of the (ct#

India% )hich is still primarily an agriculturalcountry )ith social% cultural% ethnic% fooddi"ersities% must ha"e thousands of productsthat )ould ualify for a geographicalindication#

During the past E"e years% the GeographicalIndications 4egistry has recei"ed /.2applications of )hich /32 ha"e so far gotregistration#


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Basmati Rice-Potential Option for PGI

Basmati "Fs Te+mati

BS8'ase! mu$tinationa$RieSe$et

India "Fs Paoint ,$o'a$ ,*.a$ks ame to ha$t ater

26L11 Mum'ai Attak

ang$a!esh a$so /ants to'e part o it

hi$ippines se$$ing their rieas asmati9 in =B an! BSA

6;= of total basmatiimports in $, countriesby India


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Indian Perspective-Other Potential

Options for PGIs

Maha'a$esh/arStra/'erries

Nasik ,rapes Ko$hapuri

San!a$s

So$apur?ha!!ar

uneri ag!i

anarsi Saris


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Comparative Analysis-Registered

PGIs

BK Spain ortuga$ *ta$& ,erman& rane ?hina *n!ia0

20

40

60

I0

100

120

140

(nalysis of 4egistered PGIs'5ountry !ise'Broad ie)

Registere! ,*s

eore 2000

200082010

Ater 2010

5ountry

4egistered PGIs


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Registered PGIs Since 2010

BK Spain ortuga$ *ta$& ,erman& rane ?hina *n!ia0

G

10

1G

20

2G

30

4egistered PGIs'(fter -3/3

4egistered PGIs


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Conclusion

,eographia$ *n!iations8eonomia$$&an! u$tura$$& important

?reate va$ue or $oa$ ommunities

eoming an useu$ inte$$etua$propert& right or !eve$oping ountries

,*s are the /a& ahea! or *n!ian ,*s

Mu$ti$atera$ Registration8A /a& out ohass$e


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