Geographical Indications Act 2000 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part IV · Registration of Geographical Indications
16. Filing of documentary evidence in support
Feedback & supportWhere the applicant submits a reply under subsection 15(1), the opponent and applicant shall file documentary evidence in support of the opposition or the application for registration, as the case may be, with the Registrar.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications as designated in subsection 8(1).
Any documentary evidence to be filed by the opponent or applicant under subsection (1) shall be filed within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner.
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Where the applicant files the documentary evidence in support of his application for registration, the opponent may be given an opportunity, within the prescribed time, to submit to the Registrar and applicant evidence in reply to be adduced in the prescribed manner.
After considering the documentary evidence filed by the opponent and applicant, and after giving both parties an opportunity to make submissions, the Registrar shall decide whether—
to refuse to register the geographical indication;
to register the geographical indication; or
to register the geographical indication subject to such conditions, amendments, modifications or limitations as he may think fit.
The Registrar shall within two months after making a decision under subsection (4) prepare his grounds of decision in writing.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar under subsection (4) may appeal to the Court.