{"id":266819,"date":"2023-10-28T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=266819"},"modified":"2023-10-29T19:53:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:23:12","slug":"on-gi-tags-is-india-sub-leveraging-the-advantages-of-gi-tagging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-gi-tags-is-india-sub-leveraging-the-advantages-of-gi-tagging\/","title":{"rendered":"On GI Tags – Is India sub-leveraging the advantages of GI tagging?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/strong>This post on GI Tags<\/strong> has been created based on the article \u201cIs India sub-leveraging the advantages of GI tagging?\u201d<\/strong> published in Business Standard<\/strong> on 28th<\/sup> October 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Science & Technology – Issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News<\/strong>:\u00a0This article discusses the implications of Geographic Indication or GI-Tag. It also highlights the issues with India\u2019s utilization of the GI-Tag.<\/p>\n

What is a GI Tag?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)<\/strong>, a GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that is due to that origin.<\/p>\n

A GI right prevents its use by a third party whose product does not conform to the applicable standards.<\/p>\n

However, a protected GI does not enable the holder to prevent someone from making a product using the same techniques as those set out in the standards for that indication.<\/p>\n

GI tags in India are issued as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, of 1999.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the importance of a GI Tag?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Revenue generator<\/strong>:\u00a0Patents and copyright protection of products result in higher economic gains, fostering quality production and better distribution of profits.<\/p>\n

2) Global reach<\/strong>: For e.g., Amazon\u2019s \u2018local to global\u2019 programme has taken Indian GI-tagged products to the global market.<\/p>\n

3) Passion economy and entrepreneurship<\/strong>: It will convert talent into entrepreneurship and create a \u201cpassion\u201d economy.<\/p>\n

4) Employment creation<\/strong>: The labour-intensive nature of GI-tagged products can boost the employment in India.<\/p>\n

5) Women empowerment<\/strong>: It can also increase India\u2019s low female labour force participation rate.<\/p>\n

6) Reverse urban migration<\/strong>: it will conserve India\u2019s ancient crafts, culture and food and may also rejuvenate local MSMEs.<\/p>\n

7) Positive benefits for local communities<\/strong>: It encourage the preservation of biodiversity, local know-how and natural resources.<\/p>\n

8) Soft power<\/strong>: A strong GI ecosystem can be a source of soft power. For instance, French Champagne.<\/p>\n

9) Consumer rights<\/strong>: GIs protects producers and their reputations and reassures consumers that a product is authentic.<\/p>\n

10) Preserve intellectual property<\/strong>: They authenticate and symbolise an IPR owned collectively by producers in a region.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges India is facing with respect to GI-Tags?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Lack of a strategy for using the GI to commercial advantage<\/strong>, especially in global markets.<\/p>\n

2) Lack of organised effort \u2014 governmental or institutional \u2014 to go beyond merely establishing distinctiveness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3) Lack of dedication to quality control<\/strong>, as opposed to a mere indication of source. For instance, in the case of Alphonso Mango<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4) Lack of marketing, branding, advertising, and trade promotions<\/strong>. For instance, with respect to Basmati rice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>a required skill for GI producers is digital literacy<\/strong>. This should be a priority agenda item for NGOs and stakeholders like the DPIIT.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong>\u00a0the Indian GI economy can showcase to the world a model for ethical capitalism, social entrepreneurship<\/strong>, de-urbanisation<\/strong>, and bringing women to the workforce<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Third,<\/strong>\u00a0regular audits and consultations<\/strong> with the GI producers must be mandated.<\/p>\n

Fourth,<\/strong> organised marketing and value creation <\/strong>to grow the exclusivity<\/strong> and premiumness <\/strong>attached to their products.<\/p>\n

Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite earning GI-Tags for a wide range of domestic products, India has failed to utilize the certification fully. Analyse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: This post on GI Tags has been created based on the article \u201cIs India sub-leveraging the advantages of GI tagging?\u201d published in Business Standard on 28th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Science & Technology – Issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights. News:\u00a0This article discusses the implications of Geographic Indication or GI-Tag.… Continue reading On GI Tags – Is India sub-leveraging the advantages of GI tagging?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,216,242],"class_list":["post-266819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-science-and-technology","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":8,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698593792},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266819","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\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266819\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}