'Bihu' performance with 11,304 dancers, drummers enters Guinness World RecordsAssam has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest recital of the Bihu dance, with 11,304 dancers and drummers performing the folk d...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Rethink plan to abolish Intellectual Property Appellate Board: Industry groupsThe board was set up in 2003 to hear appeals against decisions of the registrar under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and the Geographical Indic...
09 Mar, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
Indian Bank, Canara, Axis, South Indian Bank buy equal stakes in fintech firm IBBICAll these banks have acquired 6.67 per cent stake each (representing 50,000 equity shares) in IBBIC for a cash consideration of Rs 5 lakh.
20 Nov, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
A case of Geographical Indication: Basmati tag triggers clash between Punjab & Madhya PradeshPunjab’s Chief Minister Amrinder Singh has opposed the MP government’s push for a GI tag for the long-grained rice cultivated in 13 distric...
06 Aug, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
Geographical Indication tag for Andhra Pradesh's Banganapalle mangoThe Registrar of Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, O P Gupta has accorded the registration following an application from Horticul...
04 May, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh may spoil India’s basmati GI partyThe All India Rice Exporters’ Association said it is grateful to the commerce ministry and Apeda for spearheading and pursuing the GI for b...
16 Aug, 2016, 04.02 AM IST
Geographical indication identifies product's place of originGI of goods is a sign used for products that originate either from a particular country or a specific location in a country.
03 Aug, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
- Government to do away with 'primitive traits' criterion for ST status
"We have proposed to do away with the criterion, 'indications of primitive traits', as the word 'primitive' is a derogatory term," an offic...
17 May, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
Famous Banaras beads to get GI certification soonHighlighting the uniqueness of the handicraft, he said a lot of evolution, innovation and expertise has gone into developing 50,000 varieti...
09 Jan, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh’s basmati plea may delay India’s geographical indication battleThe country’s Geographical Indications Registry on Dec 31 allowed a plea by MP for its basmati producers to be covered under the GI tag.
07 Jan, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
- Reliance withdraws GI tag applications for Jamnagar and KG Gas
Reliance Industries Ltd, the nation's most valued company, has withdrawn applications to register the terms, 'Jamnagar' and 'Krishna Godava...
10 Sep, 2009, 05.29 PM IST
- GI status for basmati in 2 months
Basmati rice, grown exclusively in India and Pakistan, may soon have a protection against unscrupulous patenting of the grain.
13 Apr, 2009, 04.40 AM IST
- Names of mountains not acceptable for registration
The Registrar of Trademarks has said that Mount Everest Mineral Water cannot register names of mountains as trademarks, dealing a blow to t...
21 Nov, 2008, 01.38 AM IST
- Tussle between Bisleri and Mount Everest over ‘Himalayan’ intensifies
Bisleri International has moved a rectification application in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in Chennai, seeking to canc...
21 Jul, 2008, 01.13 AM IST
- New IPR regulations come into force
Marking yet another milestone in the ongoing “internationalisation” of India's intellectual property rights (IPR)-related laws, the amended...
16 Sep, 2003, 12.19 AM IST
- Patent laws for local products get stronger
Geographical indications are here. This means that Indian products which derive their exclusivity from their place of origin — Basmati rice...
26 Jun, 2003, 03.41 AM IST
- Govt planning legislation on traditional knowledge
The government on Wednesday said it is considering introducing a legislation on traditional knowledge as part of efforts to provide it prot...
04 Sep, 2002, 05.05 PM IST