Darjeeling Tea Case

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ARTICLE 22 OF TRIPS

•Protection of Geographical Indications

• 1. Geograpical in!ications are" #or te p$rpostis Agree%ent" in!ications &ic i!enti#' a goooriginating in te territor' o# a (e%)er" or a reglocalit' in tat territor'" &ere a gi*en +$alit'"

rep$tation or oter caracteristic o# te goo! isessentiall' attri)$ta)le to its geograpical origin



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• . In respect o# geograpical in!ications" (e%)ers sall pro*i!e te legal %eans #or inparties to pre*ent

• /a0 te $se o# an' %eans in te !esignation or presentation o# a goo! tat in!icates tat te goo! in +$estion originates in a geograpical area oter tan te tr$e place o%anner &ic %islea!s te p$)lic as to te geograpical origin o# te goo!

• /)0 an' $se &ic constit$tes an act o# $n#air co%petition &itin te %eaning o# ArtiParis Con*ention /13450.

• 6. A (e%)er sall" ex ocio i# its legislation so per%its or at te re+$est o# an interere#$se or in*ali!ate te registration o# a tra!e%ar7 &ic contains or consists o# a geoin!ication &it respect to goo!s not originating in te territor' in!icate!" i# $se o# te ite tra!e%ar7 #or s$c goo!s in tat (e%)er is o# s$c a nat$re as to %islea! te p$)tr$e place o# origin.

• 8. Te protection $n!er paragraps 1" 2 an! 6 sall )e applica)le against a geograp&ic" alto$g literall' tr$e as to te territor'" region or localit' in &ic te goo!s orepresents to te p$)lic tat te goo!s originate in anoter territor'.



Article 26 o# TRIPS

• Additional Protection for Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits

• 1. Eac (e%)er sall pro*i!e te legal %eans #or intereste! parties to pre*entgeograpical in!ication i!enti#'ing &ines #or &ines not originating in te place inte geograpical in!ication in +$estion or i!enti#'ing spirits #or spirits not originaplace in!icate! )' te geograpical in!ication in +$estion" e*en &ere te tr$e ogoo!s is in!icate! or te geograpical in!ication is $se! in translation or acco%pe9pressions s$c as :7in!;" :t'pe;" :st'le;" :i%itation; or te li7e. /40

• 2. Te registration o# a tra!e%ar7 #or &ines &ic contains or consists o# a geoin!ication i!enti#'ing &ines or #or spirits &ic contains or consists o# a geograp

in!ication i!enti#'ing spirits sall )e re#$se! or in*ali!ate!" ex ocio i# a (e%)eso per%its or at te re+$est o# an intereste! part'" &it respect to s$c &ines ora*ing tis origin.

• 6. In te case o# o%on'%o$s geograpical in!ications #or &ines" protection saccor!e! to eac in!ication" s$)ject to te pro*isions o# paragrap 8 o# Article 22(e%)er sall !eter%ine te practical con!itions $n!er &ic te o%on'%o$s i+$estion &ill )e !i=erentiate! #ro% eac oter" ta7ing into acco$nt te nee! to ee+$ita)le treat%ent o# te pro!$cers concerne! an! tat cons$%ers are not %is

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Darjeeling Tea : Global Infringement an

• Costs of protection and enforcement for the industry and the gov

• Anoter %ajor callenge #ace! )' te Tea >oar! o# In!ia relates tregistration e9penses" costs o# iring an international &atc agenc' in#ringe%ents in o*erseas j$ris!ictions. T$s !$ring te last #o$r 'ears to# In!ia as spent appro9i%atel' @S2" #or tese p$rposes. Tis anot incl$!e a!%inistrati*e e9penses incl$!ing te rele*ant personnel &o

Tea >oar!" te cost o# setting $p %onitoring %ecanis%s" so#t&are costs an! so #ort. It is not possi)le #or e*er' geograpical in!ication rig

inc$r s$c e9penses #or protection. F$rter" li7e o*erseeing" %oni%ple%enting GI protection" te ig cost o# ta7ing legal action can pre*e#ro% engaging a la&'er to contest te case" o&e*er gen$ine an! stro%a' )e. (oreo*er" a lac7 o# e9pertise in te proper an!ling o# igl' clang$age is anoter callenge to )e %et.

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• Te Tea >oar! o# In!ia appears to )e not satis?e! &it te polic' as &ell as te appatent a$torit' in Bapan an! France. In or!er to !eal &it te sit$ations !esIn!ia" along &it se*eral oter %e%)er co$ntries o# te TO" &ants to e9ten! register #or GI to incl$!e pro!$cts or goo!s" oter tan &ines an! spirits" &!isting$ise! )' te +$alit'" rep$tation or oter caracteristics essentiall' attri)$geograpical origin. Te %ain a!*antage &o$l! )e to !e*elop a %$ltilaternoti?cation an! registration o# all geograpical in!ications. In tis connection" a jorecentl' )een s$)%itte! to te T&o<s TRIPS Co$ncil.

• Te Doa (inisterial Declaration $n!er paragraps 12 an! 1 also pro*i!es a %aiss$e o# pro*i!ing a iger le*el o# protection to GIs to pro!$cts oter tan &ineto )e a!!resse! )' te TRIPS Co$ncil. Accor!ing to te Tea >oar!" /i0 e9tension$n!er Article 26 #or pro!$cts oter tan &ines an! spirits is re+$ire! &ere no e9ists to register a GI or a CT( &ic is a TRIPS o)ligation" #or e9a%ple Bapanscope o# protection is e9ten!e! it &o$l! not )e necessar' to ecre!entialsrep$tation o# a GI )e#ore ?gting te in#ringe%ent o# si%ilar t'peloo7ali7es< an! /iii0 a!!itional protection &o$l! recti#' te i%)alance create! protection o# &ines an! spirits.



• Te e9perience in !e#en!ing GI in France" te @nite! States an! Bapan #$rter st Tea >oar!<s perspecti*e on te s$)ject. Despite a registration o# Darjeeling< as ate Tea >oar! &as $ns$ccess#$l in !e#en!ing it )eca$se Frenc la& !oes noopposition to an application #or a tra!e %ar7" si%ilar or i!entical to a GI. Li7e&ise"to protect Darjeeling< in Bapan !i! not s$ccee! )eca$se te pre?9 Di*ine< ac$rrenc' in te Bapanese lang$age.

• Fro% te e9periences !escri)e! a)o*e it is #elt tat it is ig ti%e to e*ol*e application #or registration o# a GI o# te sa%e or si%ilar goo!s or pro!$cts or e*est'le or loo7ali7e alrea!' registere! in tat co$ntr' )e or!inaril' entertaine! )' ta$torit' o# te co$ntr' concerne!. F$rter" te GI stat$s an! appreen!e! or ao# GI so$l! )e p$)lise! at )ot !o%estic an! international le*els. (oreo*er" aso$l! )e ta7en to e*ol*e r$les an! proce!$res #or GI or CT( registration in alco$ntries o# te TO. Tis &o$l! pre*ent conHict to a great e9tent. Finall'" aso$l! )e esta)lise! to cec7 te *iolation an! %is$se o# te GI o# an' pro!$ct.

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