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Geographical indications in Indian agriculture products: A pathway to sustainability and social development
Vol 3, Issue 2, 2025
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Abstract
Geographical Indications (GIs) are one of the important types of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) that are based on the geographical region. In light of this, the geographical region is vital for innovation to develop the regional economy and significant to understanding innovative performance in the particular region. With this context, the objectives of the paper are 1) to assess GIs products and sketch the historical development of GI in India; 2) to explore the scenario of agriculture products registered under the GIs; and 3) to address challenges of GIs during registration. Furthermore, the study is based on secondary data obtained from the Geographical Indication Registry of India. Findings: The study shows that the number of agricultural product registrations has increased in the last few years. This increase may be attributed to the new IPR policy regime and heightened public awareness.
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