law: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  Chapter V: Special
  
  Provisions Relating To Trade Marks and Prior Users
  25. Prohibition of
  
  Registration of Geographical Indication as Trade Mark.-
  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Registrar of Trade Marks
  
  referred to in section 3 of that Act, shall, suo-motu or at the request of an
  
  interest d party, refuse or invalidate the registration of a trade mark which-
  a.  
  
    contains
  
  or consists of a geographical indication with respect to the goods or class or
  
  classes of goods not originating in the territory of a country, or a region or
  
  locality in that territory which such geographical indication indicates, if use
  
  of such geographical indications in the trade mark for such goods, is of such a
  
  nature as to confuse or mislead the persons as to the true place of origin of
  
  such goods or class or classes of goods;
  b.  
  
    contains
  
  or consists of a geographical indication identifying goods or class or classes
  
  of goods notified under sub-section (2) of section 22.