Dharwad Pedha gets 'geo indicator' for IP

The famous 'Dharwad Pedha' and 'Belgaum Kunda' will come under the intellectual property. It has got recognition under 'geographical indicators'.

The confectioners in Dharwad have already submitted applications for registering the geographical indications to the registrar, geographical indications in Chennai. In Belgaum the makers of kunda are toying with the idea.

A 'geographical indicator' is one of the seven types of intellectual property rights detailed under the 'TRIPS' agreement. India passed a Geographical Indications of Goods Bill in 1999.

The right recognises a product's association with genuineness and quality can come from a specific geographical area like Bikaner or Champagne or Mysore Silk.