G. I. Tag, also known as Geographical Indicator, is provided to a natural, agricultural or manufactured product. When a product is produced in a certain geographical area for 10 years or more, then the producers of this particular geographical area will be able to save the product. Cree Tag gets its name misused cannot be done by other sector producers.
First of all, the World Trade Organization's Geographical Indicators (Registration and Protection) Act of 2003 was enforced in 2003. It is known that by the World Trade Organization, the Materials (Registration and Protection) Act of Geographical Indications was implemented in the year 1999.
In India, the first Darjeeling tea in 2004-05 G .I. Tag was provided. Recently, Bapnapalli Mango of Andhra Pradesh and the Atikopakka Toys of Andhra Pradesh live. I. Tag has been provided. Geographical indicators are registered by the Comptroller of Patents, Design and Trademarks under the Department of Industrial Policy and Sanction (Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India.
Recent controversy over geographical indicators among different states in recent times:
In the recent past, there was a dispute about 'Rasgulla' between the states of West Bengal and Odisha state when the governments of both the states applied for geographical indicators for 'Rasgulla'.
The main reason:
• In the year 2011, the West Bengal Government said that Rasogulla was discovered in West Bengal and therefore it was found in G.I. Tag should be provided.
• According to West Bengal, in 1868 AD, a resident of Calcutta, Nauveen Chandra Das, had invented 'Rasgulla'. It is known that Rasgulla is called 'Rosogulla' in Calcutta.
On the other hand, the Odisha government claimed that the search for 'Rasgulla' was first made in Odisha. From here, the rules were made by the Bengali people to create Rasgulla.
• The Odisha government presented the evidence and said that the Rasgulla has been offered many times for the sake of God in the Jagannath temple of Puri.
• The Government of Odisha presented the records of the temple as well as 12th century documents so that Rasgulla GI's Get the tag out of it.
• But ultimately the arguments of West Bengal were recognized in this case and it was for Rasgulla.G. I Tag provided
Conclusion: -
It can be concluded that the geographical indicator is provided to a product arising in a certain area so that it cannot be misused by any other state. The GI tag is provided by member countries according to the rules of the WTO.
