India registers 432 GI tags; over 1,050 applications filed

Hyderabad, Apr 27 (KNN) Nearly around 432 Geographical Indication (GI) tags have been registered in India and more than 1,050 applications have been filed with GI Registry, said Subhajit Saha, President of Intellectual Property Rights Awareness Society (IPRAS) on Wednesday.

Marking the World IPR day (April 26), he informed that Telangana and Andhra Pradesh together have registered only 35 GIs so far.

“While 15 GIs are registered in Telangana, about 20 are registered in AP,” he said.

Speaking at an event he said that this number can be a good lead to begin and promote local entrepreneurs and women startups.

Two more GIs are still under process. Warangal’s chillies (locally called as chapata) and Hyderabad’s lac bangles are yet to be registered,” said Saha.

The theme of the World IPR day was based on Women and IP with ‘can do’ attitude of women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs around the world and their ground-breaking work.  (KNN Bureau)