It is, therefore, confirmed that a GI which has become generic cannot be protected under the Act.
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Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE: (3) Measures Directly Affecting Exports: (4) Measures Affecting Production and Trade: (vi) Intellectual property rights: Page 122, paragraph 297:
The Secretariat's Report states: "India has no specific legislation regulating the protection of trade secrets; hence enforcement measures/penalties for violations of trade secrets are available through common law." India was considering a statutory law for protection of trade secrets under the draft of the Innovation Bill. Please confirm the status of this Bill. Does it provide for protection of trade secrets?
