Geographical Indications Act 2000 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part IV · Registration of Geographical Indications
19. Registration of geographical indication
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Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications as designated in subsection 8(1).
no opposition has been filed under section 14; or
the Registrar has made a decision under paragraph 16(4)(b)
or (c) and no appeal has been filed against that decision, the Registrar shall register the geographical indication and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.
The period of registration of a geographical indication shall be ten years and the registration is renewable upon an application made under section 19A.
geographical indication
“geographical indication” means an indication which identifies any goods as originating in a country or territory, or a region or locality in that country or territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to their geographical origin;