New Delhi, Sep : Reliance Industries Ltd, thenation's most valued company, has withdrawn applications toregister the terms, 'Jamnagar' and 'Krishna Godavari', asgeographical indication (GI) tags for its petro products.
The Mukesh Ambani-led RIL had sought the GI tag for fiveproducts, four with a prefix of 'Jamnagar' and one for KrishnaGodavari Gas.
The company has now 'withdrawn' its applications for fourproducts, including Jamnagar Petrol, Jamnagar Fuel, JamnagarLPG and Jamnagar Diesel, while request for the registration ofKrishra Godavari Gas has been 'abandoned', a senior officialfrom Chennai-based Geographical Indication Registry told PTI.
RIL, however, declined to comment on the issue.
The GI is a sign used on goods that have a specificgeographical origin and possess qualities, reputation orcharacteristics that are essentially attributable to thatregion.
A GI status provides legal protection and facilitates foraction in case of infringement. Further, it promotes economicprosperity of producers in a particular area. GIs are coveredas an element of Intellectual Property Rights.
GL Verma, Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks & GI, saidthe applications of RIL for the term Jamnagar was facingopposition and now the company had withdrawn its applications.
RIL has withdrawn its GI applications exactly after fouryears of filing. The company had filed its applications forthese products on September 15, 2005, as per the details withthe office of Geographical Indications.
Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks alsoconfirmed the withdrawal and abandonment of applications.
Under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registrationand Protection) Act, 1999, the GI office functions under theController General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks.
RIL had filed applications under class 4 of GeographicalIndications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.Class 4 of the Act deals with products for industrial oils andgreases, lubricants, dust absorbing, wetting and bindingcompositions, fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants,candles and wicks.
The GI status for the products with Jamnagar prefix wassought for the geographical areas of Gujarat, whereas the tagfor Krishna Godavari Gas was for Andhra Pradesh.
"The decision in this case is a standard practice," Rodney D Ryder, an intellectual property law expert at Delhi-basedlegal firm Kochhar & Co, said.
In past, the GI tag has been awarded to a number ofproducts or goods such as the famous Darjeeling Tea, MadhubaniPaintings, Kashmiri Sozani Craft and Thanjavur Painting.
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