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GI Act and Branding
Bangladesh
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Background of the Assignment:
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Few years ago
intellectual property only meant invention. Exclusive right over that
invention was awarded to that inventor institution or person. To encourage
creative activity and to promote the protection of intellectual property
throughout the world were aimed in creating WIPO. But now WIPO has started
pressurizing its member states for making Geographical Indication (GI) Act.
GI Act gives opportunity to its member states to register their GI product
and claim protection from rest of the world. Bangladesh has some GI products
which open the door to Brand Bangladesh.
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Proposed Assignment Question(s):
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1.
What is GI Act?
Geographical
indication system enables the registered holder is the authorized person to
make and export indicating its geographical indication name. Any other person
has to take permission to make it and pay a royalty fee to export that
product. GI works in three cases namely agricultural produce, natural produce
and handicraft or industrial produce of a particular geographical area. World
Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) has instructed to all its member
states to make GI Act to get the benefit GI product benefit.
2. Is there any GI Act in Bangladesh?
Draft Geographical Indication Act 2011 has
been made in Bangladesh. The bill has not yet been submitted to the
parliament to have passed. WIPO is pressurizing its member countries to pass
Geographical Indication Act in each of its member countries. Bangladesh has
been given time to pass the Act within 2015. But the minister of commerce and
industries says that the ministry will apply for extension of time.
3.
Why GI Act in Bangladesh is
relevant?
Enacting GI Act will enable Bangladesh to
register GI product and thereby claim of its protection against the whole
world.
4.
Mention the Summary of the draft
Article.
Draft GI Act shall come into force
in the whole of Bangladesh. Government may establish one or more branch
office in different region of Bangladesh. Application for GI Act can be made
to the register and other persons have the opportunity to make it contradict.
5.
Is there any pressure for the legislation
of GI Act?
WIPO has taken the initiative to
evaluate different products which have geographical importance. The member
countries have to make GI Act to take advantages of exporting these products.
Registered products only can be familiar to others on their GI name.
6.
How Bangladesh will get advantage
by making GI Act?
By making and thereby registering
the GI products Bangladesh can brand its products to the whole world in its
own name. For example we have Hilsha fish of Padma, when Hilsha of Padma is
registered no one Bangladesh can export Hilsha of Padma.
7.
What does branding mean?
Making a product or service familiar to
others in a particular name and everywhere calling it in its branded name.
Bangladesh has started of branding Bangladesh in the name of `Beautiful
Bangladesh` and `bd` marks is used in short.
8.
Branding in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has started
manufacturing and exporting its products in the name of ‘Made in
Bangladesh’. As a country it has
started branding in the name of Beautiful Bangladesh. In short ‘bd’ marks is
used.
9.
Why GI Act needed for Branding
Bangladesh?
WIPO members can brand its GI products
only after making GI Act and thereby approved by WIPO. So, for Branding
Bangladesh with its own GI products Bangladesh needs GI Act.
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Brief Outline of the Assignment:
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WIPO is pressurizing all its members to
make GI Act. Some countries have already made their GI Act. Bangladesh has
also made a draft copy of GI Act but not yet passed as an Act. The ministry
of Industry sought people’s opinion regarding this Act through its website.
But the ministry has some lacking to make the exporters aware about the
matter at the same time to pass the Act within expected time.
Geographical indication system enables
the registered holder is the authorized person to make and export indicating
its geographical indication name. Any other person has to take permission to
make it and pay a royalty fee to export that product. GI works in three cases
namely agricultural produce, natural produce and handicraft or industrial
produce of a particular geographical area.
Some
Organizations like FBCCI, Build Better Bangladesh are working to have GI
protection different Bangladeshi Products. When the draft Act will be passed
and GI protection allowed for Bangladesh then Branding Bangladesh will see
its legal framework. Branding products exclusively ‘Bangladeshi product’ will
bring exclusive right in International market.
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with Date:
Signature of the Course
Teacher with Comments (if any):
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Course Teacher MUST be attached to the
Assignment when
submitted)
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