law: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  84. Special
  
  provisions relating to applications for registration from citizens of
  
  convention countries.-
  1.  With
  
  a view to the fulfillment of a treaty, convention or arrangement with any
  
  country or a country which is a member of a group of countries or un on of
  
  countries or Inter-Governmental Organisations outside India which affords to
  
  citizens of India similar privileges as granted to its own citizens, the
  
  Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such
  
  country or group of countries or union of countries or Inter-Governmental
  
  Organisations to be a convention country or convention countries for the
  
  purposes of this Act.
  2.  Nothing
  
  contained in this Act or the Trade Marks Act, 1999 shall prevent a continued
  
  and similar use of geographical indication relating to a country or a country
  
  which is a member of a group of countries or union of countries or any
  
  Inter-Governmental Organisations, as the case may be, notified under
  
  sub-section (1) identifying wines or spirits in connection with goods by any
  
  citizen or domiciliary of such country who has used that geographical
  
  indication in continuous manner with regard to such goods or any goods relating
  
  to such goods, as the case may be, in any part of the territory of that country
  
  either-
  a.   for at least ten
  
  years preceding the 15th day of April, 1994; or
  b.   in good faith
  
  preceding the date referred to in clause (a).