Intellectual Property Rights - 4. page

Offences by Companies : As per Section 49 when an Offence is committed by a Company, the Company as well as person responsible in the company for conducting the business […]

PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS : A trade secret is any kind of information that is secret or not generally known in the relevant industry giving the owner an advantage over competitors. […]

Duration of Registration : According to Section 18, a registered geographical indication shall be valid for 10 years and can be renewed from time to time on payment of renewal fee. […]

Indication : “Indication” includes any name, geographical or figurative representation or any combination of them conveying or suggesting the geographical origin of goods to which it applies. [Section 2(1) (g)]

Producer : “Producer” in relation to goods, means any person who,- (i) if such goods are agricultural goods, produces the goods and includes the person who processes or packages such goods; […]

Registrar : “Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications referred to in Section 3. [Section 2(1) (o] Under Section 3 of the Act Registrar of Geographical Indications is the Controller […]

Registration of Geographical Indications : Section 8 of the Act provides that a geographical indication may be registered in respect of any or all of the goods, comprised in such class […]

Who are Entitled for Registration? : As per Section 11 any association of persons or producers or any organisation or authority established by or under any law representing the interest of […]

Filing of Application : (i) An Indian application for the registration of a geographical indication can be made in triplicate in Form GI – 1(A) for single class and in GI […]

Contents of Application : The application should include the requirements and criteria for processing a GI application as specified below: • A statement as to how the geographical indication serves to […]