Institutions facilitating International Trade

Dr.M.Saravanan
Associate Professor & Head
Department of Commerce (International Business)
Sree Narayana Guru College
K.G.Chavadi, Coimbatore – 641 105
Email.: shravan.murugan@gmail.com
Mobile.: + 91 99434 37749
 Trademarks

• Mark capable of being represented

graphically and which is capable of
distinguishing the goods or services of one
person from those of other and may include
shape of goods, their packaging and
combination of colors;
 Term of a registered trademark
• The initial registration shall be for a period of
10 years but may be renewed from time to
time for an unlimited period by payment of
renewal fees
 Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout
Design
• It provides protection for semiconductor IC
layout designs
• It includes a layout of transistors and other
circuitry elements and includes lead wires
connecting such elements and expressed in
any manner in a semiconductor IC
Not registrable as IC layout design
• Layout design:
• Not original;
• Commercially exploited anywhere in India;
• Inherently not distinctive;
Term of an IC layout design protection

• The term is 10 years from the date of filing.

• Reproducing, importing, selling, distributing
the IC layout design for commercial purposes
only constitutes infringement.
 Geographical Indications

• An indication which identifies such goods as

agricultural goods, natural goods or
manufactured goods as originating, or
manufactured in the territory of a country, or
a region or locality in that territory, where a
given quality, reputation or other
characteristics of such goods is essentially
attributable to its geographical origin
 Legislation
• Geographical Indications of Goods
(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
• Geographical Indication Registry under the
Department of Industry Promotion and
Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and
Industry.
• A Geographical Indication (GI) is a name or
symbol used to check the duplicity of the
products related to agriculture, machinery,
and sweets etc. GI tag is issued to a specific
geographical location (area, or country, or
state). 
 Examples
• Swiss Watches
• Scotch Whiskey
• Darjeeling Tea
• Tirupati Laddu
• Pazhani Panchamirtham
• Madurai Jasmine
• Mysuru Silk
• Pochampalli Handicrafts
 Benefits of Geographical Indication

• It prevents duplication of the tagged products so

in another way it provides legal protection to
Geographical Indications in India.
• This Tag is given to good quality products so it
increases customer satisfaction.
• The good quality of the products opens the
international door for the producers.
• Increases the revenue of the producers and
employment in the region
 GI Protection
• The registration of a GI shall be for a period
of ten years but may be renewed from time
to time for an unlimited period by payment
of the renewal fees.