April 23, 2026
How to Register Your Geographical Indication: Dip Publishes Rules
On 21 November 2025, the Department of Intellectual Property (“DIP”) under the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) introduced Geographical Indication (“GI”) Rules No. 103/2025, which provide comprehensive procedures for the registration, re-application, amendment, withdrawal, opposition, and cancellation of GI. These Rules function as subsidiary legislation to the Trademark Law 2019, under which geographical indications are principally regulated.
