According to details, the Senate’s Standing Committee on Commerce and Textile approved the GI Bill, which will now be presented before the upper house of parliament for its consent. The bill will then be forwarded to the National Assembly (NA) for deliberations. Geographical indication is a broad term which includes indications of source and appellations of origin. “We have studied the GI bill in detail. The GI bill entails that once a GI is registered, an infringement action can be initiated both by the registrant and authorised users.

Source: Pakistan Today January 28, 2020 16:53 UTC