Why I Always Contended To Equate Geographical Indications Similar To That Of Copyrights (Minus Timelines Of Rights Bestowed & Requirement For Registration)!

 

Because, alike in BERNE for Copyrights; and as Article 22 of TRIPS also provides G.I. protection to the member nations of the Agreement, but now, delete the expiry timelines, as one is perpetual, whilst the other not; and albeit one can seek protection of G.I. even in other nations, alas, needs to be registered therein with the address of service. But, as per my theory, this part should be removed and circumvented aka the provisions of filing of the application in other countries wherein the address of service is needed; as this requirement I was always opposed to, which dilutes the provisions of the G.I. definition itself, making it equivalent to the simple Trademarks (note: a trademark cannot be registered if it represents a geographical indication). Rather, I wanted it to become equivalent to like BERNE’s Copyright! Universally applicable, BUT further, not making its registration prima facie evidence of validity, rather, making its registration Mandatory, wherein it is manufactured, produced, originated from.

The Convergence Of Biodiversity AND Patents! And My Dilemma Hiding Behind Hyperion Tree!

Two Facts! The Biodiversity approval can be standalone, or, can float in parallel to the Patent. Correct? Whilst the Patent approval can’t work in separate (if in case biological resource is involved), and until and unless, the approval from the Biodiversity Authority is further obtained. Correct?  Thus, the two converge, when filing of any Patent is initiated and then, the approval of the Biodiversity is required to be obtained, but, never the other way around, as the latter is independent to that. Correct? But here my dilemma ripens.

The Reason Why Certificate Of Inventorship Doesn’t Serve ONE Specific Purpose!

 

In one of my earlier blogs (Link: https://www.jpranavc.in/2024/06/certificate-of-inventorship-needs.html ) and before the certificate of inventorship was introduced, and even before that, I wrote another blog, the need of such prospective certificates’, the embedded link of which is included in the above blog only, are indispensable. But in that blog, I cited that the purpose of the Certificate of Inventorship shouldn’t only be restricted to issuance of the Certificate naming the inventors; the names again, could also be accessed vide Declaration of Inventorship. The real question in any invention is -> exactly what any inventor mentioned in Declaration of Inventorship executed or contributed in that particular invention. And this is important. Why? The reason as given below: