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National Workshop on GI for Agriculture Products: Leveraging Legal Protection for Commercial Gains

National Workshop on GI for Agriculture Products: Leveraging Legal Protection for Commercial Gains. Organised by APEDA Under UNCTAD-MOIC-DFID project on Strategies and Preparedness for Trade and Globalisation in India New Delhi, 25 November 2008. Registration of Basmati Rice as GI.

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National Workshop on GI for Agriculture Products: Leveraging Legal Protection for Commercial Gains

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  1. National Workshop onGI for Agriculture Products: Leveraging Legal Protection for Commercial Gains Organised by APEDA Under UNCTAD-MOIC-DFID project on Strategies and Preparedness for Trade and Globalisation in India New Delhi, 25 November 2008

  2. Registration of Basmati Rice as GI Presentation by A.K.Gupta Advisor, APEDA

  3. Presentation Outline • Infringement of “Basmati” IPR • Government Mandate • Joint Heritage with Pakistan • Post Registration Administration

  4. Infringement of “Basmati” IPR • USA attempt to register basmati and similar sounding names. • Successful to defend such attempts in many countries

  5. Government Mandate • Export thrust in APEDA Act, 1985 • Ordinance in October 2008

  6. Joint Heritage with Pakistan • Some part of pre-partition ‘Punjab’ is with Pakistan • Consensus building on definition, characteristics and areas • Joint Working Group Meetings in India and Pakistan • Concept of third country registration

  7. Post Registration Administration • BEDF • Seed Act • EIC Act • Agmark

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