Section 19
Registration of geographical indication
of Geographical Indications Act 2000
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Section 19
(a)
no opposition has been filed under section 14; or
(b)
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.
(2)
The period of registration of a geographical indication shall be ten years and the registration is renewable upon an application made under section 19A.