Indian government denied trademark of ‘basmati’ rice variety

Indian government denied trademark of ‘basmati’ rice variety
India is the world's largest basmati rice producer. (Image: Creative Commons)
Gregor Thompson
The Indian Government has failed in a bid to trademark the "basmati" rice variety in New Zealand.The decision comes more than a year after IP Australia, the agency responsible for administering intellectual property law in the country, made a similar ruling.In 2018, India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a branch of the Indian Government’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, filed a certification mark application to the Intellectual Property Office of NZ (IPONZ).After exa...

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