India can’t have trade mark for Basmati rice, IP Australia says

Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2023-02-09 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews | Melbourne

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The Indian government has lost a bid to register a trade mark for the word ‘Basmati’, after an IP Australia delegate found rice growers outside of India had an “equally valid claim” to use the term.

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