Geographical Indication

Geographical Indication is a mark which indicates a source of goods and/ or products which due to the geographical environmental factor including the nature factor, human factor or a combination of both factors result in reputation, quality, and specific characteristic on goods and/ or products. The mark used as the geographical indications can be in the form of a label attached to the goods produced. Such mark can be in the form of name of place, location, or area, word, picture, alphabet, or a combination of all of those elements.

Advantages of Geographical Indications protection

1. Clear up product identification and determine the production standard and process among all stakeholders of Geographical Indications;
2. Prevent the practice of unfair competition, provide consumers’ protection from any misuse of Geographical Indications;
3. Product quality warranty of Geographical Indications as the original products so as to provide trust to the consumers;
4. Give an added value and a warranty from a Geographical Indication product.