Geographical Signs

Geographical sign is an industrial property right which indicates the origin of a product which possesses a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to that place, area, region or country of origin. 

Geographical signs are evaluated as geographical name and geographical indications. 

a) With the district of which the geographical boundaries are determined and the mentioned district which has the features from nature and human factors, and the production, processing of this product which identifies with these features and making the other procedures in these district, area and region boundaries are emphasized the "geographical name" of a product. 

b) Regarding "geographical indications", the name of a place, an area or a region of a product originating from that particular place, area or region of which the geographical boundaries have been defined, and that the product possesses a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to this place, area or region, and that at least one of the activities of production, processing or preparation of which take place within the defined boundaries of this place, area or region. 

 
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