Compiled by: Sachi Kapoor | Concept & Edited by:
Dr. Mohan Dewan
The concept of a Geographical Indication has its origins in the
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1883
and is also covered under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). However, India adopted the
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection)
Act in 1999, which came into force in September 2003.
What exactly is a GI Product?
Well, a GI product is primarily an agricultural, natural or a
manufactured product, which includes handicraft and industrial
goods that originate from a definite geographical territory. It is
an intellectual property right given for a product traditionally
grown or made in a particular region, which makes it illegal for
someone else to sell a product from elsewhere under that name.
India being rich in culture and diversity brings out a range of
flavours which are special from all over the
