(a) whether Pakistan has challenged Indian Patent on Pasmina shawls being
manufactured in Jammu & Kashmir ;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto ?
(a) whether Pakistan has challenged Indian Patent on Pasmina shawls being
manufactured in Jammu & Kashmir ;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a)&(b) : An opposition, on behalf of the President, Rawalpindi Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been filed to the application
for registration of Kashmir Pashmina as a Geographical Indication (GI) made by
Craft Development Institute, Srinagar.
(c): The applications received for registration of Geographical Indications are dealt
with as per the procedure prescribed under the Geographical Indications of Goods
(Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 which is a quasi-judicial process.