The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY
Section 2: Definitions And Interpretation
Bare Act
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
- (b) authorised user means the authorised user of a geographical indication registered under section 17;
- (c) deceptively similar A geographical indication shall be deemed to be deceptively similar to another geographical indication if it so nearly resembles that other geographical indication as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion;
- (d) district court has the meaning assigned to it in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908);
- (e) geographical indication, in relation to goods, means an indication which iden… Read the complete text with KanoonGPT Pro.
Explanation using examples
Imagine a scenario where a group of farmers from the Darjeeling region in India apply to register 'Darjeeling Tea' as a geographical indication (GI) under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registra… Read the complete text with KanoonGPT Pro.
