Geographical indications are a part of intellectual
property rights. They contribute to sustainable and rural development and fair
trade because the production of GIs is rooted in particular regions and cannot
be relocated. Therefore, GIs are important tools for all countries around the
world, not only for economic and social reasons but also for upholding the cultural
value products for future generations.
A geographical indication is a sign used on goods that have a
specific geographical origin and qualities or a reputation possess that are due
to that place of origin.
According
to the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration And Protection Act 1999)
Geographical
Indication in relation to goods means an indication which identifies such goods
as agricultural goods, natural goods or manufactured goods, as originating or
manufactured in the territory of a country or a region or a locality in that
territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of such
goods is essentially attributable to its geographical origin and in case where
such goods are manufactured one of the activities of either the production or
of processing or preparation of the goods concerned takes place in such
territory region or locality
Geographical
indications as per law
“Indicators which identify a good as originating in
the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that Territory, where a
given quality, reputation, or other characteristic of the good is essentially
attributable to its geographical origin.[1]”
“Terrior”
The
“terroir” encompasses the interaction between physical (natural) and human
factors that has built up over time. It is a delimited geographic area where a
human community has developed, over the course of history, a collective
production method and know-how in relation with the environment.