March 12, 2014

Kalinga Coffee to be registered as a Geographical Indications (GI)

Kalinga’s aromatic coffee known as Kalinga Coffee is a heritage product of Philippines. Kalinga is identified as the No. 1 coffee producer in the region and the No. 7 top producer in the country. Recently, The Coffee Stakeholders agreed to have the Kalinga Coffee be registered as a Geographical Indications (GI) product. Kalinga Coffee is …

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Tirupati Laddu Violation

  The Grant of a Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Tirupati laddu by Indian Patent Office in 2009 raised many questions, as it paves the way for enhanced commercialization of faith. Tirupathi Laddu, got its GI tag Under the class 30, with Goods description of Food stuff on 04th September, 2009. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the Applicant of the …

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Steaming Basmati Rice

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) has approached the IP Board against the GI Registry, requesting them to amend the GI Registration of Basmati Rice. The GI Application (145) was filed on 26th November 2008 under the class 30 (Agriculture). The applicant APEDA has field the application under following geographical areas: …

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\’Kadalai mittai\’ to sweeten the GI tag.

The famous home-made sweet for Karthigai Deepam, Kadalai mittai (Peanut Jaggery Chikki) is all set to get its Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Manufacturers of this special sweet held a meeting, Supervised by the sub-collector Vijayakarthikeyan, in Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district. The main purpose of this meeting was to showcase their products by as many as 15 …

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