Nainika Patnaik, KIIT School of Law, KIIT University
ABSTRACT
Earlier Geographical Indications were not registered in India. A lot of people misused the Geographical Indications of India since there was no statutory provision. Therefore the need for the geographical indication laws in India was felt. The Parliament has passed a legislation, namely, the Geographical indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 as it was necessary to possess a comprehensive legislation for registration and for providing competent protection to geographical indications.
Geographical Indication means any indication that defines the goods as originating in a geographical territory where a certain amount of quality, estimation and other characteristics of the product which can be attributable to its geographical origin. Geographical Indication refers to a status. The status is given to certain products with specific quality. Geographical Indication is a tool that bridges between the products and the geographical territory. India guarantees that G.I protective covering is uniformly accessible to all or any sorts of goods as many Indian origin products like Basmati Rice aren't adequately protected under TRIPS Agreement, at the national level.
This paper presents in short and concise manner the meaning of Geographical Indications as an Intellectual Property Rights in India and a brief analysis of Tirupati Laddu as being a G.I. This paper also focus on the registration process of the G.I.
Keywords: Intellectual Property, Geographical Indication, Registration process of G.I, Tirupati Laddu.
