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GI Piracy - Coggle Diagram

- - - - fine of up to ₹2 lakh
      - and/or imprisonment for up to 3 years
- - - - Passing Off
        
        Use of Similar or Deceptively Similar Marks
        
        Non-Qualifying Use of GI Name
        
        Using GI names on products that are not up to the required standards.
        
        Eg: Selling normal rice as Basmati Rice
        
        Producers may use names that are similar to a registered GI name to take advantage of its reputation.
        
        Eg: Darjeeling Gold
        
        When a seller uses a GI name or symbol in such a manner that it confuses or deceives consumers to believe the product is genuine.
        
        Eg: Using genuine packaging on fake products
      - The name or trademark of a GI is used on not genuine products
        
        Eg: Normal wool shawl being sold as pashmina shawl
    - - Eg: Company from Mysore selling Darjeeling Tea