Posted by All Information Here on Saturday, October 25, 2014
Recently we had a
guest post stating that Meerut scissors had in fact been granted GI status. After cross checking a comment we received from Shailendra, we would like to note that we made an error with this post and it is in fact still in the 'new application' status.
According to the author of that post, the following reports led to the confusion:
"For the first time, a handmade tool from micro and small and medium enterprises in India has been registered for a geographical indicator (GI) tag, an official of a body promoting this sector said on Wednesday. Mr. Saluja said the GI tag was given to products based on certain information submitted to the Geographical Indication Registry, Chennai: proof of origin, the GI map, the statement of case and the history of the product."
"Scissors made of metal scrap by a community in Meerut, which is “the only scissor cluster in India”, has been registered for a geographical indicator (GI) tag. This was confirmed by Karamjeet Singh Saluja, Deputy Director- Intellectual Property Rights, Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME), IP Facilitation Centre, told reporters on the sidelines of an IPR awareness programme held in Mangalore."
However, it turns out that application for Meerut Scissors (Application Number 389) had been filed on December 20th, 2012 and is still in "New Application" status. We apologize for the error and thank Shailendra for bringing this to our notice.