{"id":2451,"date":"2019-03-12T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T12:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T12:35:14","slug":"arecanut-gets-its-first-gi-tag-for-sirsi-supari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/arecanut-gets-its-first-gi-tag-for-sirsi-supari\/","title":{"rendered":"Arecanut gets its first GI tag for \u2018Sirsi Supari\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Registrar of Geographical Indications,\nGovernment of India has accorded a GI tag to \u2018Sirsi Supari\u2019. It is an arecanut\ncultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks of Karnataka. The Totagars\u2019\nCooperative Sale Society (TSS) Ltd, a Sirsi-based agri-cooperative, is the\nregistered proprietor of the GI \u2018Sirsi Supari\u2019.<\/li><li>Recently, Erode turmeric (Tamil Nadu) and\nMarayur jaggery (Kerala) have also received GI tags.<\/li><li>Geographical Indications (GI) is an intellectual\nproperty right (IPR). GI is a status accorded to a good which is unique to a\nparticular region or area, and is originated from there.<\/li><li>In India, the Geographical Indications of Goods\n(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, along with the Geographical\nIndications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002 govern GI registrations\nand goods. These laws were introduced after the ratification of the Agreement\non Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). <\/li><li>Good in the categories of a) Agricultural\nproducts (e.g. Nagpur Orange), b) foodstuffs (e.g. Joynagar Moa), c)\nhandicrafts (e.g. Agates of Cambay), d) textile (e.g. Kullu Shawl), e) natural\nproducts (e.g. Makrana Marble) and f) manufactured products (e.g. Kannauj\nPerfume) come under the ambit of GI Tags. Darjeeling Tea is the first good to\nreceive a GI Tag in India.<\/li><li>The &#8216;Controller-General of Patents, Designs and\nTrade Marks&#8217; appointed under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 is the Registrar of\nGeographical Indications. It\ndirects and supervises the functioning of the Geographical Indications Registry\n(GIR). GIR facilitates the registration of GIs.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registrar of Geographical Indications, Government of India has accorded a GI tag to \u2018Sirsi Supari\u2019. It is an arecanut cultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks of Karnataka. The Totagars\u2019 Cooperative Sale Society (TSS) Ltd, a Sirsi-based agri-cooperative, is the registered proprietor of the GI \u2018Sirsi Supari\u2019. Recently, Erode turmeric (Tamil Nadu) and Marayur jaggery&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/arecanut-gets-its-first-gi-tag-for-sirsi-supari\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Arecanut gets its first GI tag for \u2018Sirsi Supari\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3127],"tags":[2115],"class_list":["post-2451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","tag-gi-tags","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704721327},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}