Comparison of the Law of Geographical Indications between Indonesia and India

Abstract

Indonesia has a strategic and favorable geographical condition to boost the economy. Likewise, India has diverse geographical conditions. Geographical indications are part of Intellectual Property Rights that are born from the work of human thought. The purpose of this study is to compare the legal arrangements of Geographical Indications between Indonesia and India and to examine the registration of Geographical Indications between Indonesia and India. This research is a type of library research. The approach used is normative, using secondary data and qualitative analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Regulation on Geographical Indications in Indonesia is the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2016 concerning Marks and Geographical Indications and the regulation of the registration mechanism uses the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights Number 12 of 2019. While the Regulation on Geographical Indications in India and Regulation of the mechanism registration using The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act, 1999 ).