This document defines geographical indications and provides examples of prominent GIs from India and worldwide. It explains that a GI identifies goods originating from a specific geographical region and possessing qualities due to that origin. GIs confer legal protection and promote economic prosperity for producers. Darjeeling tea was India's first registered GI. Producers' associations can apply for GI registration, which is valid for 10 years and renewable. The key benefits of GIs are legal protection and preventing unauthorized use of the indication.

1. SUBMITED BY:
UPASANA PRADHAN
M.Sc. 1st SEM (1st YR)
DEPT. OF HORTIULTURE
SIKKIM UNIVERSITY

2. DEFINITION
 It is an indication.
 It originates from a definite geographical territory.
 It is used to identify goods having special characteristics
originating from a definite geographical territory.
 It is used to identify agricultural, natural, handicraft ,
manufactured goods or food stuffs.
 The manufactured goods should be processed or
produced in that territory.
 It should have a special quality or reputation or other
characteristics.

3. AGRICULTURAL GOODS

4. HANDICRAFT
JAIPUR UDAIPUR

5. MANUFACTURED GOODS
KULLU SHAWL KOLHAPURI CHAPPAL
KANCHIPURAM SAREES

6. FOOD STUFFS
AGRA PETHA

8. BENEFITS OF GIs
 It confers legal protection to goods.
 Prevents unauthorized use of a registered geographical
indication by others.
 Promotes economic prosperity of producers of goods
produced in a geographical territory.
 Boost the export .

9. EXAMPLES OF GIs
INDIA WORLD
 Basmati rice
 Coorg orange
 Darjeeling tea
 Alphonso mango
 Kolhapuri chappal
 Tirupati ladoo
 Canadian whisky
 Swiss watches
 Florida oranges
 champagne
‘DAREJEELING TEA’ became the first GI
tagged product in India.

10. WHO CAN APPLY?
 Any association of persons, producers, organization or
authority established by or under the law can apply .
 The producers may be organized as an entity, such as a
cooperative or association, which represents them and
ensures that the product fulfils certain requirements.
 In some jurisdictions, protection may also be
requested by a national competent authority (for
example, a local government authority).

11. WHO IS A REGISTERED PROPRIETER OF GI
 Any association of persons, producers, organization or
authority established by or under the law can be a
registered proprietor. Their name should be entered in
the register of GI as registered proprietor for the GI
applied for.

12. WHY GI IS TO BE PROTECTED
 Denote quality and origin of products.
 Good reputation for the product.
 Preventing the product from generic products.
 Protecting the domestic market from competitors.

13. VALIDITY OF GI
 The registration of geographical indication is valid for
a period of 10 years.
 It can be renewed from time to time for further period
of 10 years.
 If a registered geographical indication is not renewed
it is liable to be removed from the register.

14. GI IN INDIA
 India, as a member of world trade organization
(WTO), enacted the GI of goods(registration and
protection) act, 1999 has come into force with effect
from 15 September 2003.
 The central government of India has established GI
registry with all India jurisdiction in Chennai.
 The GI act is being administered by the controller
general of patents, designs and trademarks - who is
registrar of GI.

15. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION AND TRADEMARK
 GIs are closely related to trademark; both indicate
product origin.
 GIs and trademarks differs in two ways:
1. A trademark belongs to a particular company; it
distinguishes that company’s products. GIs are
shared by all producers in the region unidentified by
the GI.
2. GIs attach to the location; trademarks don’t.