TY  - GEN
N2  - The protection of geographical indications (GIs) has, over the years, emerged as one of the most contentious intellectual property right issues in the realm of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade–Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). The hierarchical nature of protection for GIs under TRIPs fails to provide full protection for GIs other than those designating wines and spirits. Aware of this inadequacy, India, along with other like–minded countries, has been pressing for the “extension” of the higher level of protection, currently granted only to GIs of wines and spirits, to all GIs. However, the issue has reached a stalemate at the WTO for quite some time now. Against this backdrop, this article provides a cogent account of a range of issues in the context of GI protection, with a particular focus on India.
AB  - The protection of geographical indications (GIs) has, over the years, emerged as one of the most contentious intellectual property right issues in the realm of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade–Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). The hierarchical nature of protection for GIs under TRIPs fails to provide full protection for GIs other than those designating wines and spirits. Aware of this inadequacy, India, along with other like–minded countries, has been pressing for the “extension” of the higher level of protection, currently granted only to GIs of wines and spirits, to all GIs. However, the issue has reached a stalemate at the WTO for quite some time now. Against this backdrop, this article provides a cogent account of a range of issues in the context of GI protection, with a particular focus on India.
T1  - Select Issues and Debates Around Geographical Indications with Particular Reference to India.
AU  - Das, Kasturi.,
VL  - Volume 42, Issue 3 (461 – 507), 2008
CN  - K10
LA  - eng
ID  - 24582
KW  - International economic relations.
KW  - International trade.
KW  - Foreign trade regulation.
KW  - Commercial law
KW  - TRIPS
KW  - Geographical indications
KW  - Droit commercial
KW  - Commerce exterieur
KW  - Commerce extérieur
KW  - Commerce international.
TI  - Select Issues and Debates Around Geographical Indications with Particular Reference to India.
ER  -