Invalidation Of A GI

Any interested person may transmit his observation to the Department of Intellectual Property Rights to guide the geographical indication association.

Any interested person may request the Department of Intellectual Property Rights to invalidate the geographical indication registration.

The Department of Intellectual Property Rights will invalidate the registration if:

    1. Any condition of the Article 4. Definition of geographical indication, Article 7 and 10 in this law are not fulfilled;
    2. It is convinced upon evidence that the owner of the registered geographical indication is not the legitimate owner;

The invalidation of a registered geographical indication will be deemed to have been effective from the date of registration.

The invalidation of a registered geographical indication and shall be recorded and published in the official gazette and publicized immediately.

Last updated on: May 21, 2024