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Geographical Indications

This course is part of a program and cannot be purchased individually.

This course is included in the Fundamentals of IPR for Business Programme.

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14 July 2025
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15 July 2025
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15 September 2025
6 Hours Per Week
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About this Course

Geographical indications as intellectual property have a unique feature of associating products with their geographical origin, owing to their characteristic or reputation. This module is designed to help you understand the concept of GI and its relevance in the trade economy.

The learning objectives of the module are:

  1. To examine the need for GI protection and the basic concept of GI.
  2. To recognise the procedures involved in the protection of GI.
  3. To analyse issues constituting infringement of GI and its remedial measures.

Are geographical indications the same as collective marks? Would the use of a 'Made in India' label on a product mean that the product has a geographical indication? Well, this course brings you an understanding of the distinction between trademarks, the indication of source, the appellation of origin and GI.

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Geographical Indications of India are instruments of trade development and protection of local craftsmanship in the local market.

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  • 1. đź“• Law relating to geographical indications—Introduction
    • I. § Relevant provisions
    • 1.1 â–¸ Introduction
    • 1.2 â–¸ Meaning and definition of GI
    • 1.3 â–¸ Justification for GI protection
    • 1.4 â–¸ Criteria for the GI protection
    • II. 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
  • 2. đź“• Registration of the GI
    • I. § Relevant provisions
    • 2.1 â–¸ Application for registration
    • 2.2 â–¸ Registration of the GI
  • 3. đź“• Distinction between GI and trademarks
    • I. § Relevant provisions
    • 3.1 â–¸ Distinction between GI and Trademarks
    • 3.2 â–¸ Distinction between the GI and Indication of Source & Appellation of Origin
  • 4. đź“• Infringement and remedies
    • I. § Relevant provisions
    • 4.1â–¸ Infringement of the GI and Remedies
  • I. Examination pointers
    • ≛ Exam pointers
  • II. Exercises
    • ✒︎ Exercise set I
    • ✒︎ Exercise set II
    • ✒︎ Exercise set III
    • ✒︎ Exercise set IV
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Why Take this Course?

What kind of goods do geographical indications protect? What is the relevance of geographical indications in international trade? Whom do geographical indications benefit and how? If you wish to explore these questions in depth, here's just the right course for you! This course is uniquely designed to help you understand the concept of GI and its relevance in the trade economy, salient features, kinds of GI, the criteria for protection, who can apply for GI and the registration process and how the law aids in keeping imitators from competing unfairly against distinctive local products. Procedural aspects of registration and discussions on infringement and remedial measures aim to bring a practical insight into the subject.

Instructors

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Dr Pratima Narayan

Advocate & Mediator, Co-founder, Techlawlogi Consulting LLP

Dr Pratima Narayan has served the legal academia for over 20 years as a visiting faculty at various reputed law schools and business schools. Her expertise lies in areas of commercial contracts, consumer law, e-commerce and Intellectual Property Rights.

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Presented by: Dr Charu Mathur

AOR, Supreme Court

Dr Charu Mathur is an Advocate on Record with the Supreme Court of India. She has over 20+ years of rich and diverse expertise in corporate, commercial, civil, criminal and constitutional law matters.

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