Section 89
Power of Registrar to allow amendment of document
of Geographical Indications Act 2022
Any applicant, any person who opposes the registration of a geographical indication or any other person who is involved in any proceedings before the Registrar may apply to the Registrar in the form as determined by the Registrar together with payment of the prescribed fee to amend any clerical error or any mistake in—
(a)
an application for the registration of a geographical indication;
(b)
a notice of opposition;
(c)
a counterstatement; or
(d)
any other document as the Registrar thinks fit.
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(2)
The Registrar may, on such terms as the Registrar thinks just, allow the amendment applied under subsection (1) if the amendment—
(a)
does not in any way extend the rights given by the existing registration of the geographical indication; or
(b)
does not substantially affect the content of the documents filed with the Geographical Indication Office.