Geographical Indication refers to an indication of goods that have originated from a definite geographical territory, used for identifying an agricultural, natural or manufactured good. In India, protection and registration of GIs comes under the Geographical Indications of Goods Act of 1999. GIs add value to local products by giving them a distinguishable identity tied to their place of origin. Examples of famous Indian GIs include Basmati rice, Darjeeling tea, and Kancheepuram silk. Protecting GIs generates wealth, promotes cultural heritage, and strengthens domestic and export markets.

1. Geographical Indication
By
Dr.N.Gopinathan
Assistant professor
Faculty of pharmacy
SRIHER DU
CHENNAI-INDIA

3. Geographical Indication
'Geographical Indication' refers to
an indication of goods that have
originated from a definite
geographical territory, used for
identifying an agricultural, natural
or manufactured good.

4. In India, Protection and Registration of GIs
relating to goods comes under The
Geographic Indications of Goods
(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 and
the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) deals
with GIs' protection at international levels.

5. • It add value to the natural riches of a country
and to the skills of its population and they give
local products a distinguishable identity.
• They apply to goods and services
characterized by the place where they
originated (collected, produced or
manufactured), involving environmental,
historical, social and cultural specificities

6. History
Despite recent formalization, geographical
indications date back to the 4th century BC,
since the act of asking for products by the
names of the lands where they came from was
usual among the ancient Mediterranean
peoples(Greeks and Romans) because they
learned that products coming from certain
places had particular qualities.

7. Advantages
Geographical indications are essentially an
instrument to promote products commercially,
but it can generate wealth, add value, protect
the producing region and generate
development, expand the export of products,
strengthen the domestic market, and promote
the products and their historical and cultural
heritage, among other issues

8. Benefits
• It confers legal protection
• Prevents unauthorised use of a registered
geographical indication by others.
• Boost the export
• It promotes economic prosperity.

9. Examples of GIs in India are
Basmati Rice
Kanchipuram Silk Sari
Tellicherry Pepper
Nilgiris Tea
Darjeeling Tea

10. Examples of GI
• Basmati rice

11. Kancheepuram silk

12. Mysore sandal soap

13. Alphonso mango

14. Tirupathi laddu

15. Thirunelveli alwa

16. Srivilliputhur palgova

17. Impact of GI
• Encourage rural
development.
• Facilitate market
access.
• Saves local natural
resources.
• Preservation of
cultural identity.

22. Why GI to be
protected
• Good reputation
for the product
• Differentiate it
from generic
product
• Protecting the
domestic market
from the
competitor.
• Denote origin of
the product

23. GI in India
• India member of world trade
organisation.
• Geographical indication of goods
act 1999 has come into force
from september 2003.
• Central government of India
introduced GI registry in
jurisdiction in chennai.
• The GI Act is being administered
by the Controller General of
Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
‐ who is the Registrar of
Geographical Indications
Aranmula mirror

24. Organisation
One of the 17 specialized agencies of the United
Nations created in 1967.
Currently has 185 member states and is
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
To promote the protection of intellectual
property throughout the world.

32. GI indication of Tamilnadu

34. Nachiar koil lamp

35. Tanjore paintings

53. Hosur rose

55. Ooty varkey

59. • Protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) in
India B. Shafiulla * VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3,
MARCH 2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17010/pijom%2F2013
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