Question
UPSC Prelims 2018 Question:
India enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with the obligations to
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 4: WTO
Detailed Solution
Explanation:
- Geographical Indications of Goods are defined as that aspect of industrial property which refers to the geographical indication referring to a country or to a place situated therein as being the country or place of origin of that product.
- Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness which is essentially attributable to the fact of its origin in that defined geographical locality, region or country.
- India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999.
Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.
Subject: Economics | Economic Organisations and Conventions
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