The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act

Protection of action taken in good faith

Certain persons to be public servants

Stay of proceedings where the validity of registration of the geographical indication is questioned  etc

Application for rectification of register to be made to Appellate Board in certain cases

Implied warranty on sale of indicated goods

Powers of Registrar

Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar

Evidence before Registrar

Death of party to a proceeding

Extension of time

Abandonment

Suit for infringement, etc., to be instituted before district court

Relief in suit for infringement or for passing off

Authorised user to be impleaded in certain proceedings

Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar

Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc

Power to require goods to show indication of origin

Certificate of validity

Groundless threats of legal proceedings

Address for service

Trade usages, etc., to be taken into consideration

Agents

Indexes

Documents open to public inspection

Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament

Fees and surcharge

Savings in respect of certain matters in Chapter VIII

Declaration as to title of geographical indication not registrable under the Registration Act, 1908

Government to be bound

Special provisions relating to applications for registration from citizens of convention countries

Provision as to reciprocity

Powers of Central Government to remove difficulties

Power to make rules


MISCELLANEOUS


Subject to the provisions of section 64, the
Registrar shall not exercise any discretionary or other power vested in him by this Act or the rules made
thereunder adversely to a person applying for the exercise of that power without (if so required by that
person within the prescribed time) giving to the person an opportunity of being heard. 

LAWGIST

# 61 Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar