• ISBN13: 9789351502739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: General Books
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: SAGE India
• Publication Date: February 15, 2015
• Pages: 320
• Original Price: 1325.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 476 grams

The How and the Why of protecting&nbsp;the unique identity of local products&nbsp;in the age of globalization.</strong><br /> <br /> &lsquo;It is decreed that no wine merchant can mix two wines together.&nbsp;Disregarding this law can entail a loss of wine and a ­fine&rsquo;, and with&nbsp;these words a certain king of France in 1351 gave birth to what we&nbsp;now know as geographical indications (GIs). From the aromatic&nbsp;Basmati rice to the rich taste of Darjeeling tea in India and from the&nbsp;sparkling white wine of Champagne to the blue cheese of&nbsp;Roquefort in France, all locale-specific products are protected by&nbsp;GIs. The book compares the case of India with that of France&nbsp;where GIs originated and investigates how India has successfully&nbsp;extended its GIs to handicrafts while France and Europe still&nbsp;remain con­fined to foodstuff. It is a significant study in light of the&nbsp;increased Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights&nbsp;and World Trade Organization regime.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> A must-have for producers, practitioners, lawyers, policy makers, researchers, academics and students of law.<br /> <br /> <span>&nbsp;</span> <p class="ABOUTBOOKAI">&nbsp;