The Law of Geographical Indications

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Description
The technological developments are increasingly diluting the meaning of distance and places, but the significance of places continues to matter. It is in this context that the Law of Geographical Indications (Gl) assumes importance. Geographical indication acknowledges the unique and special relevance of the places, their natural factors which affect the quality of a product and their ancient links and cultural
factors which give a special know-how to the crafts or skills. Geographical indications fall in the domain of Intellectual Property Rights which generally are the rights associated with a person, but geographical indications are the collective rights assigned to all the producers of that unique territory. This book maps out the resources, naturally unique to a place and the hereditary knowledge that has come to the modern world through the word of mouth. The principal contribution to this book enriches the understanding of geographical indication in simple words without legal jargon. It is a comprehensive study on the law of geographical indication, giving ample insights into the concept of geographical indications, laws and processes for protection of traditional knowledge and unique natural products, international treaties and registration of geographical indication in India. Of late, geographical indications are becoming prominent in the international treaties as a tool to economic development and quite often serious debate arises over the protective right of users in different territories for the use of a product. There are case studies representing protection of geographical indication to Indian products which may reflect the concerns of other
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Contents
Part One
International Laws on Geographical Indications
Chapter 1. Geographical Indications-An Overview
Chapter 2. Definition of Geographical Indications
Chapter 3. Protection of Geographical Indications
Chapter 4. International Regime of Geographical Indications
Chapter 5. TRIPs and  Geographical Indications
Chapter 6. Protection of Geographical Indications in other Economy
Part Two
Law on Geographical Indications in Indian
Chapter 7. Need to protect Geographical Indications An Indian Prespective
Chapter 8. The Registrar and conditions for Registration
Chapter 9. Procedure for Registration
Chapter 10.Effect of Registration
Chapter 11.Appeals
Chapter 12.Remedies and Penalties for Infringement and other offences
Chapter 13.Power of Registrar
Chapter 14.Registered Geographical indications of India
Chapter 15.Contemporary Issues
Appendix
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Author Details
Vandana Singh : BSc,LLM,phd
                Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
                assistant Professor, USLLS
                Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
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