Unit IV · Intellectual Property Law

Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrument	Section	Name
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999	2(1)(e)	Geographical indication
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999	9	Prohibition of registration of certain geographical indications
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999	21	Rights conferred by registration
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999	22	Infringement or passing off of registered GI

2011 SCC OnLine Cal 1870 · Calcutta High Court

Use of 'Darjeeling' for a lounge, divorced from tea originating in the Darjeeling region, was examined against GI and passing-off principles.

AIR 1992 Bom 294 · Bombay High Court

Indian whisky sold with Scottish indicia amounted to passing off the geographic reputation of Scotch whisky.

(2008) 10 SCC 723 · Supreme Court of India

A mark alleged to evoke Scotch whisky may still survive if delay, acquiescence and the overall impression of the mark do not make deception likely.