Geographical Indications Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Registry of Geographical Indications and Administration
22. Rectification of register, etc.
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Any person having a sufficient interest may apply for the rectification of an error or omission in the register.
register
“register” means —(a)when used as a noun, the register of geographical indications maintained by the Registrar under section 21; and(b)when used as a verb, to enter in the register;
An application for rectification may not be made in respect of a matter affecting the validity of the registration of a geographical indication.
geographical indication
“geographical indication” means any indication used in trade to identify goods as originating from a place, provided that —(a)the place is a qualifying country or a region or locality in a qualifying country; and(b)a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to that place;
An application for rectification may be made either to the Registrar or to the Court, except that —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geographical Indications appointed under section 17 and includes any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Geographical Indications appointed under that section;
if proceedings concerning the geographical indication in question are pending in the Court, the application must be made to the Court; and
if in any other case the application is made to the Registrar, the Registrar may at any stage of the proceedings refer the application to the Court.
An application to the Registrar for rectification is subject to the rules mentioned in section 84(2)(ea).
The Registrar or the Court may allow an application for rectification if satisfied that an error or omission exists in the register, and that the rectification should be made.
Except where the Registrar or the Court directs otherwise, the effect of rectification of the register is that the error or omission in question is deemed never to have been made.
The Registrar may, on request made in the prescribed manner by the registrant of a registered geographical indication, enter any change in the registrant’s name or address as recorded in the register.
registrant
“registrant”, in relation to a registered geographical indication, means the person in whose name the geographical indication is registered;
The Registrar may remove from the register any matter appearing to the Registrar to have ceased to have effect.