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Protection of Geographical Indications: An Overview of Select Issues with Particular Reference to India

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A comprehensive overview of a range of issues in the context of Geographical Indications (GI) protection, with a particular focus on India. The negotiating history of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in search of the origin of GI-related provisions, and provides a cogent account of various contours of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations on GI to date. The Indian GI Act in light of the TRIPS provisions is analysed, portrays the current status of GI registration in India, and offers important policy suggestions for India. [CENTAD WP 8].

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  • Kasturi Das, 2007. "Protection of Geographical Indications: An Overview of Select Issues with Particular Reference to India," Working Papers id:1078, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Amit Basole, 2014. "Authenticity, Innovation and the Geographical Indication in an Artisanal Industry: The Case of the Banarasi Sari," Working Papers 2014_09, University of Massachusetts Boston, Economics Department.
    2. Suparna Karmakar & Meenu Tewari, 2014. "Using IPRs to Protect Niches? Evidence from the Indian Textile and Apparel Industry," Working Papers id:5688, eSocialSciences.
    3. Mulik Kranti & Crespi John M., 2011. "Geographical Indications and The Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS): A Case Study of Basmati Rice Exports," Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, De Gruyter, vol. 9(1), pages 1-21, May.
    4. Surbhi Jain, 2009. "Effects of the extension of geographical indications: a South Asian perspective," Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 16(2), pages 65-86, December.
    5. Jena, Pradyot R. & Grote, Ulrike, 2012. "Impact Evaluation of Traditional Basmati Rice Cultivation in Uttarakhand State of Northern India: What Implications Does It Hold for Geographical Indications?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(9), pages 1895-1907.
    6. Kasturi Das, 2010. "Geographical Indications at the WTO : An Unfinished Agenda," Trade Working Papers 22789, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
    7. Suparna Karmakar, 2014. "Protecting indigenous knowledge through geographical indications: a case study of the textile industry in India," Chapters, in: Sanghoon Ahn & Bronwyn H. Hall & Keun Lee (ed.), Intellectual Property for Economic Development, chapter 5, pages 120-138, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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