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Legal protection of geographical indications: national and international perspective

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Title Legal protection of geographical indications: national and international perspective
 
Contributor Rajashekhar C
 
Subject Law
 
Description Enclosed Today intellectual property occupies prominent position in economic and social life. The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement was a way forward towards proper intellectual property protection. It covered seven categories of intellectual property namely, copyright and related rights,Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Patents (which includes
newlinemicro-organism and plant varieties) integrated circuits and trade secrets. As a result of the
newlineAgreement on TRIPs, Geographical Indications of origin are for the first time afforded
newlineinternational protection as a separate branch of intellectual property, and have
newlinesimultaneously become one of the most important areas within the WTO. Geographical
newlineIndications is the newest addition to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and defined as
newlineIndications, which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member country, or
newlinea region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other
newlinecharacteristics of a good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. The
newlineconnection between the goods and place becomes so famous that any reference to the
newlineplace reminds the goods being produced there and vice versa. For example, the reference
newlineto District of Champagne, France brings to mind the Wine Champagne which is being
newlineproduced there.
newlineGeographical Indications are different from other intellectual property rights in so
newlinefar as they do not involve any acts of creation like those in patents, copyrights, and
newlinetrademarks. Geographical Indications are the product of important human and economic
newlineinvestments and therefore deserve specific protection.
newlineGeographical indications are protected in accordance with international treaties
newlineand national laws under a wide range of concepts, including
newline special laws for the protection of geographical indications or appellations of origin
newline trademark laws in the form of collective marks or certification marks
newline laws against unfair competition
newline consumer protection la
References p. 274-285
 
Date 2014-01-01T12:12:13Z
2014-01-01T12:12:13Z
2014-01-01
2007
March, 2013
2013
 
Type Ph.D.
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10603/14514
 
Language English
 
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Rights university
 
Format 285p.
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Coverage Law
 
Publisher Dharwad
Karnatak University
Department of Law
 
Source University