Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002

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RULES	Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002

	PART I
	CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY
1.	Short title and commencement
2.	Definitions
3.	Principal place of business in India
4.	Appropriate office of the Geographical Indications Registry
5.	Jurisdiction of appropriate office not altered by change in the principal place of business or address for service
6.	Entry of the appropriate office in the Register
7.	Leaving of documents, etc
8.	Documents etc. filed or left not at the appropriate office
9.	Issue of notices, etc
10.	Fees
11.	Forms
12.	Size, etc of documents
13.	Signing of documents
14.	Service of documents
15.	Particulars of address etc. of applicants and other persons
16.	Statement of principal place of business in India in an application
17.	Address for service
18.	Address for service in application and opposition proceedings
19.	Non-availability of an address for service
20.	Agency
21.	Classification of goods
22.	Request to Registrar for search

	CHAPTER II: PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
23.	Form and signing of application
24.	Application under convention arrangement
25.	Statement of user in applications
26.	Representation of Geographical Indication
27.	Additional representations
28.	Representations to be durable and satisfactory
29.	Transliteration and translation
30.	Name or description of goods on a Geographical Indication
31.	Deficiencies
	PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
32.	Content of application
33.	Examination of application
34.	Objection to acceptance-Hearing
35.	Decision of Registrar
36.	Correction and amendment of application
37.	Withdrawal of acceptance by the Registrar
	ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATION
38.	Manner of Advertisement
39.	Notification of correction or amendment of application
40.	Request to Registrar for particulars of advertisement of a Geographical Indication
	OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION
41.	Notice of Opposition
42.	Verification of Notice of Opposition
43.	Counterstatement
44.	Evidence in support of opposition by the opponents
45.	Evidence in support of application by the applicant
46.	Evidence in reply by opponent
47.	Further evidence
48.	Exhibits
49.	Translation of documents
50.	Hearing and decision
51.	Security for costs
	Notice of Non-Completion of Registration
52.	Procedure for giving notice
	Registration
53.	Entry in the Register
54.	Death of applicant before registration
55.	Certificate of registration

	CHAPTER III: AUTHORISED USER
56.	Authorised User
57.	Upon receipt of an application for the registration as an authorised user in respect of a registered geographical indication, the Registrar....
58.	Thereupon, the provision of Rule 34 to 52, and 54 and 55 shall apply mutatis mutandis to further proceedings in respect of an application ....

	CHAPTER III: AUTHORISED USER
59.	Registration of an authorised user entry in the Register

	CHAPTER IV: RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION AND RESTORATION
60.	Renewal of registration
61.	Notice before removal of Geographical Indication or authorised user from register
62.	Advertisement of removal of geographical indication or the authorised user from the register
63.	Restoration and renewal of registration
64.	Notice and advertisement of renewal and restoration

	CHAPTER V: RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF REGISTER ALTERATION OR RECTIFICATION OF REGISTER
65.	Application to rectify or remove a geographical indication from the register
66.	Further procedure
67.	Intervention by third parties
68.	Rectification of the register by the Registrar of his own motion
	Alteration of Address
69.	Alteration of address in register
	Correction 0f Register
70.	Application under Section 28
71.	Alteration of registered Geographical Indication
72.	Advertisement before decision and opposition etc
73.	Decision - Advertisement – Notification

	CHAPTER VI: Special Provisions relating to Trade Marks
74.	Refusal or Invalidation of Registration of Trade Marks
75.	Refusal or Invalidation of Registered Trade Mark Conflicting with a geographical indication notified under Section 22(2)
76.	Publication of refusal or invalidation of Geographical indications

	CHAPTER VII: PROCEDURE RELATING TO ADDITIONAL PROTECTION TO CERTAIN GOODS UNDER SECTION 22(2) OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS (REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 1999
77.	Additional protection to certain goods
78.	The application shall be made jointly
79.	Consideration by the Registrar
80.	Hearing before refusing an application
81.	Entry in the Register

	CHAPTER VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
82.	(A) Single application
83.	Extension of time
84.	Exercise of discretionary power of Registrar
85.	Notification of decision
86.	Amendments and correction of irregularity in procedure
87.	Directions not otherwise prescribed
88.	Hearings
	AWARD OF COSTS BY REGISTRAR
	Costs in uncontested cases
89.	Where any opposition
90.	Exception to rule 89
91.	Scale of costs
	Review 0f Decision by Registrar
92.	Application for review of Registrar's decision
	Affidavits
93.	Form, etc. of Affidavits
	Inspection of Documents by the Public
94.	Inspection of documents
95.	Distribution of copies of Journal and other documents
	Certificates
96.	Certified copies of documents
97.	Certificate for use in obtaining registration abroad
	Appeals to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board
98.	Time for appeal
	Return of exhibits and destruction of records
99.	Certificate of validity to be noted
	Certificate of Validity
100.	Return of exhibits
101.	Destruction of records

	PART II: REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AGENT
102.	Register of Geographical Indications Agent
103.	Registration of existing registered trade marks agent
104.	Qualifications for registration
105.	Persons debarred from registration
106.	Manner of making application
107.	Application for registration as a geographical indications agent
108.	Procedure on application and qualifying requirements
109.	Certificate of registration
110.	Continuance of a name in the Register of Geographical Indications Agents
111.	Removal of agent’s name from the Register of Geographical Indications Agents
112.	Power of Registrar to refuse to deal with certain agents
113.	Restoration of removed names
114.	Alteration in the Register of Geographical Indications Agents
115.	Publication of the Register of Geographical Indications Agents
116.	Appeal

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