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The Protection of Geographical Indications in P akistan: Implementation of the TRIPS A greement
Author(s) -
Ali Muhammad Hamid
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of world intellectual property
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1747-1796
pISSN - 1422-2213
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-1796.2011.00427.x
Subject(s) - trips architecture , trips agreement , international trade , political science , agriculture , intellectual property , geography , business , law , archaeology , parallel computing , computer science
Geographical indications ( GI s) have assumed greater importance in terms of juridical development and economic diplomacy with their inclusion in T rade‐ R elated I ntellectual P roperty A greement ( TRIPS ) of W orld T rade O rganization ( WTO ). Its importance for older economies and countries with strong agricultural base has become manifold. In this paper, I have analysed the implementation of GI provisions of TRIPS A greement in P akistan where agriculture is a major chunk of its Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ). Although there are hundreds of GI s in P akistan, like I ndia, yet paradoxically there is not a single registration of GI s under the prevailing legal setup. Hence inadequacies are examined, which hamper the development of GI s legal regime in P akistan. Comparative examples have been taken with regard to the development of the S ui G eneris L aw of GI s in I ndia and GI R egulations of E uropean U nion ( EU ). I have also analysed the potential of GI s in P akistan and the economic aspect of GI s with respect to its correlation with development. At the end, I have discussed the challenges, the role of the S tate and way forward.