Another Look at Basmati: Genericity and the Problems of a Transborder Geographical Indication
Another Look at Basmati: Genericity and the Problems of a Transborder Geographical Indication
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从另一个角度审视印度香米：通用性和跨境地理标志的问题
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10.1111/j.1747-1796.2009.00391.x
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2010
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Rangnekar D
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Rangnekar D
本文以Basmati为例，指出了地理标志的一些问题，包括与商标的接口和通用性问题。进入巴斯马蒂优质大米市场并免费搭车的尝试包括使用商标和（RiceTec的美国）专利。回顾这些，文章指出，地理标志的主题可能涉及其他形式的知识产权，如专利。Basmati的情况更是问题重重，因为它的跨境现实在《与贸易有关的知识产权协议》（TRIPS）中没有任何规定。本文概述并讨论了印度和巴基斯坦之间巴斯马蒂联合注册的各种制度模式，作为TRIPS“保护家园”要求的可能解决方案（比较第24.9条）。
The article uses the case of Basmati to identify a number of problems concerning geographical indications, including the interface with trademarks and the issue of genericity. Attempts to enter and free‐ride on Basmati's premium rice market include the use of trademarks and (RiceTec's US) patent. Reviewing these, the article notes the subject matter of geographical indications can be implicated by other forms of intellectual property, such as patents. The case of Basmati is all the more problematic because of its transborder reality for which no provisions exist in the Agreement on the Trade‐Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The article outlines and discusses various institutional models for a joint registration of Basmati between India and Pakistan as a possible solution for the TRIPS requirement of “home protection” (compare article 24.9).