law: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  22. Infringement or
  
  registered geographical indications.-
  1.  A
  
  registered geographical indication is infringed by a person who, not being an
  
  authorised user thereof,-
  a.   uses such
  
  geographical indication by any means in the designations or presentation of goods
  
  that indicates or suggests that such goods originate in a geographical area
  
  other than the true place of origin of such goods in a manner goods; or which
  
  misleads the persons as to the geographical origin of such goods; or
  b.   uses any geographical
  
  indication in such manner which constitutes an act of unfair competition
  
  including passing off in respect of registered geographical indication.
  Explanation 1.- For the purposes of
  
  this clause, "act of unfair competition'' means any act of competition
  
  contrary to honest practices in industrial or commercial matters.
  Explanation 2.- For the removal of
  
  doubts, it is hereby clarified that the following acts shall be deemed to be
  
  acts of unfair competition, namely:-
   
  
   i.  
  
    all
  
  acts of such a nature as to create confusion by any means whatsoever with the
  
  establishment, the goods or the industrial or commercial activities, of a
  
  competitor;
   
  
   ii.  
  
    false
  
  allegations in the course of trade of such a nature as to discredit the
  
  establishment, the goods or the industrial or commercial activities, of a
  
  competitor;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    geographical
  
  indications, the use of which in the course of trade is liable to mislead the
  
  persons as to the nature, the manufacturing process, the characteristics, the
  
  suitability for their purpose, or the quantity, of the goods;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.   uses another
  
  geographical indication to the goods which, although literally true as to the
  
  territory, region or locality in which the goods originate, falsely represents
  
  to the persons that the goods originate in the territory, region or locality in
  
  respect of which such registered geographical indication relates.
  1.  
  2.  The
  
  Central Government may, if it thinks necessary so to do for providing
  
  additional protection to certain goods or classes of goods under sub-section
  
  (3), by notification in the Official Gazette, specify such goods or class or
  
  classes of goods, for he purposes of such protection.
  3.  Any
  
  person who is not an authorised user of a geographical indication registered
  
  under this Act in respect of the goods or any class or classes of goods
  
  notified under sub-section (2), uses any other geographical indication to such
  
  goods or class or lasses of goods not originating in the place indicated by
  
  such other geographical indication or uses such other geographical indication
  
  to such goods or class or classes of goods even indicating the true origin of
  
  such goods or uses such other geographic l indication to such goods or class or
  
  classes of goods in translation of the true place of origin or accompanied by
  
  expression such as "kind'', "style'', "imitation'' or the like
  
  expression, shall infringe such registered geographical indication.
  4.    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this section, where the goods in respect of which a
  
  geographical indication has been registered are lawfully acquired by a person
  
  other than the authorised user of such geographical indication, further
  
  dealings i those goods by such person including processing or packaging, shall
  
  not constitute an infringement of such geographical indication, except where
  
  the condition of goods is impaired after they have been put in the market.