Geographical Indication
What are Geographical Indications?
Geographical Indications are intellectual property rights that serve to identify a product that originates from a specific geographical area having quality, reputation or other specifications that are essentially attributable to its geographical origin. Geographical indications safeguards the products against any misuse or forgery of the registered indication and assures the true origin of the product.
What are International Geographical indications?
When the seller has an extreme urge to keep its Geographical Indications safe and secure not only in the domestic boundaries of its nation but rather also to extend it to the whole of the world in the entire international market.
Can Geographical Indications be registered internationally?
Yes. Geographical Indications can be registered internationally by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) like other similar Intellectual Property Rights. ICRIPRO is the Ultimate Registry for registering Industrial Designs internationally.
What would happen if Geographical Indications are not registered internationally?
If Geographical Indications are not registered internationally by ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) then the competitors or enemy parties can use them for their own economic and monetary benefits and there shall be no such precaution be available to stop it.
Who can apply for the International Geographical Indication Registration Certificate at ICRIPRO (International Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights Organization) through www.icripr.org portal ?
Following are the list of persons are eligible to apply for International Patent Registration Certificate at ICRIPRO through www.icripr.org portal -Â
An Individual seller who had originated or identified a new Geographical Indication which does not exist earlier and is not known to anyone which is Unique. It can be either product or process or both.
A Group of Individual sellers residing in a similar nation and have originated or identified a new Geographical Indication meeting the prior requirements for registering the Geographical Indications Internationally.
Any Organization such as University, School, Registered Laboratory, Non Governmental Organization, Trust, Association of Persons, Company, LLP, LLC, Unincorporated Associations, Body of Individuals or any other allied organization whether registered anywhere or not.
Any Group of Organizations such as Two or more institutions coming together originating or identifying a new Geographical Indication which can be registered, Two or more Schools, NGOs, Laboratories, Trusts, Companies, LLPs, LLCs, Association of Persons, or such alike organizations.
A group of individual sellers inhabiting different Countries have come together originating or identifying a new Geographical Indication which can be registered internationally.
Any Group of organizations which exists in more than one Nation has come forward and identified a product or process or both which is eligible for getting registered internationally as Geographical Indications.