Category: Geographical Indication

Protection of Jewellery

October 16, 2023 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 9:35 pm

Protecting jewellery with the aid of intellectual property rights is a topic of interest which sparks curiosity. While copyright is concerned with the creative part of jewellery, design is concerned with the shape, configuration, pattern, and mix of lines or colours in two or three-dimensional

Protection of Cultural Heritage

January 24, 2023 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 3:41 pm

There are two types of cultural heritage, tangible and intangible. Tangible heritage includes heritage sites like historical temples, palaces etc, artifacts and archaeological sites and intangible heritage includes stories passed on orally through generations, traditional handicrafts, rituals, knowledge based on use of flora and fauna

Infringement of registered Geographical Indication

March 26, 2022 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 5:32 pm

With the advent of globalization, there have been developments in almost every field and sector being social and legal. In recent decades, the realm of Intellectual Property Rights has also included geographical indications for a legal appropriate protection to their natural and traditional products based

Registration of Geographical Indication in India

October 22, 2021 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:04 pm

A Geographical Indication shows that the goods originate from a country, region, or locality. Moreover, it also represents some special characteristics and qualities which belong to its place of origin. Besides, any association of persons or organizations can make an application for registration of Geographical

‘Sangli chi halad’ Finally Gets Geographical Indication (GI) Tag

November 22, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:20 am

A Geographical Indication (GI) sign is used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possesses qualities or a reputation that is due to that origin. A GI protection gives an assurance of quality and distinctiveness due to its origin in the particular geographical