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


(1) There shall be paid in respect of applications and registrations and
other matters under this Act such fees and surcharge as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

(2) Where a fee is payable in respect of the doing of an act by the Registrar, the Registrar shall not do
that act until the fee has been paid.

(3) Where a fee is payable in respect of the filing of a document at the Geographical Indications
Registry, the document shall be deemed not to have been filed at the registry until the fee has been paid. 

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