Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods.
CitationAct No. 48 of 1999
Enacted byParliament of India
Assented to30 December 1999
Commenced15 September 2003
Status: In force

The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (GI Act) is a sui generis Act of the Parliament of India for protection of geographical indications in India. India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Act to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.[1] The GI tag ensures that only those registered as authorised users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name. Darjeeling tea became the first GI tagged product in India, in 2004–05, since then 370 goods had been added to the list as of August 2020.

  1. ^ Sudhir Ravindran; Arya Mathew (2009). "The Protection of Geographical Indication in India – Case Study on 'Darjeeling Tea'" (PDF). Property Rights Alliance. Retrieved 21 April 2013.