GI Tag: Kolhapuri chappals

The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Kolhapuris, the ethnic leather chappal (footwear) to four districts in each state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. These 8 districts are- Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur and Satara districts of Maharashtra and Belgaum, Dharwad, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts of Karnataka. Kolhapuri ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Controller General of Patents • Designs and Trade Marks • Geographical Indications • Geographical Indications of Goods Act 1999 • GI tag • Karnataka • Maharashtra • Namma Kolhapuri chappals • Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights • Union Minister of Commerce and Industry • Vishwaguru Basavanna • World Trade Organisation