The Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued the Geographical Indication Registration Rules (“Rules“) on 21 November 2025 under Notification No. 103/2025 to implement the Trademark Law 2019. The Rules apply to registration, re-application, amendment, withdrawal, opposition, and cancellation of geographical indication registration and comprise fourteen chapters.
Key procedures include:
Registration of Geographical Indications
- The applying organization, as described under Section 53 of the Trademark Law, must submit an application for geographical indication registration using application form GI-1, together with evidence of fee payment and required documents.
- If the Examiner completes the examination and finds that the application does not conflict with any of the provisions of section 55 of the Trademark Law, the application will be submitted to the Registrar, and the Registrar will publish the contents and information of the application.
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