THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS RULES, 2002
CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement
3. Principal place of business in India.
4. Appropriate office of the Geographical Indications Registry.
6. Entry of the appropriate office in the Register.
8. Documents etc., filed or left not at the appropriate office.
15. Particulars of address etc. of applicants and other persons:
16. Statement of principal place of business in India in an application:
18. Address for service in application and opposition proceedings:
19. Non-availability of an address for service:
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.
PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF AGEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
32. (1). Content of application.
32. (2). Acknowledgement of receipt of applications.
33. Examination of application.
34. Objection to acceptance-Hearing.
36. Correction and amendment of application.
37. Withdrawal of acceptance by the Registrar.
ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATION
39. Notification of correction or amendment of application.
40. Request to Registrar for particulars of advertisement of a Geographical Indication.
OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION
42. Verification of Notice of Opposition
44. Evidence in support of opposition by the opponents.
45. Evidence in support of application by the applicant.
46. Evidence in reply by opponent.
NOTICE OF NON-COMPLETION OF REGISTRATION
52. Procedure for giving notice.
54. Death of applicant before registration.
55. Certificate of registration.
CHAPTER III AUTHORISED USER
59. Registration of an authorised user entry in the Register.
CHAPTER IV RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION AND RESTORATION
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.
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 OF 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 TRADEMARKS
74. Refusal or Invalidation of Registration of Trademarks.
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.
79. Consideration by the Registrar
80. Hearing before refusing an application.
CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS
82. (B) Divisional Application.
84. Exercise of discretionary power of Registrar.
86. Amendments and correction of irregularity in procedure.
87. Directions not otherwise prescribed.
AWARD OF COSTS BY REGISTRAR
89. Costs in uncontested cases.
REVIEW OF DECISION BY REGISTRAR
92. Application for review of Registrar’s decision.
AFFIDAVITS
INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE PUBLIC
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
CERTIFICATE OF VALIDITY
99. Certificate of validity to be noted.
RETURN OF EXHIBITS AND 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.
