WIPO-India Roving Seminars for the Promotion of Knowledge on Geographical Indications from January 29 to February 6, 2009, at Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata
 
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Department of Industrial Promotion & Policy (DIPP) is organizing National Roving Seminars for the Promotion of Knowledge on Geographical Indications on January 29 and 30, 2009 at Chennai, February 2 and 3, 2009 at Bangalore and February 5 and 6, 2009 at Kolkata. These seminars are aimed at providing information not only on the procedures for the registration of geographical indications (GIs) in India, but also on strategies which have proved successful from the point of view of the producers of GI-intensive products.  In addition, existing international schemes of protection and current efforts to improve such schemes, national approaches to the protection of geographical indications, business aspects of GI protection, Insufficient understanding of geographical indications as part of a branding strategy will also be discussed.  Further details about these seminars can me had from Shri V. Natarajan, Assistant Registrar of GI Geographical Indication Registry, Intellectual Property Building, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. Phone: 044 – 22502091-93 & 98, Fax : 044 – 22502090  E-mail:  gir-ipo@nic.in.