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Handicrafts & Carpets Exercise 1.12.69
Hand Embroidery Artisan - GI Tagging

Registration for craftsman for allotment of GI registration

Objective: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• allot GI registration to craftsman.

Requirements

Materials
• Product for which GI number is to be allotted
PROCEDURE
1 The procedure for registration of a craftsman for • Proof of being a genuine artisan or producer (artisan
allotment under Geographical Indications (GI) card, certificates, or endorsement from the GI
registration in India involves several steps. GI proprietor)
registration in India is governed by the Geographical • Recommendation letter from the GI Proprietor
Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection)
Act, 1999. • Processing fee (currently ₹500 as per the GI Rules)
2 Craftsmen themselves do not register GI individually 4 Submit the application
for the craft — rather, a proprietor organization or • The application for Authorized User must be
association (e.g., a government body, cooperative submitted to:
society, artisan group, producer company, etc.)
applies for the GI on behalf of a region’s producers The Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai
or artisans. However, craftsmen can be registered as Address
authorized users once the GI is granted.
Geographical Indications Registry,
Step-by-Step Procedure for Craftsman Registration
under GI Intellectual Property Office Building,
G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600032, Tamil Nadu
1 Check existing GI status
Phone: +91-44-22502091
• First, verify if the craft (e.g., Sozni embroidery) Alternatively, you can submit through
already has a GI tag.
• Online IP India portal: https://ipindia.gov.in
• You can check this on the official GI Registry
website: 5 Scrutiny and publication

- https://ipindia.gov.in • The GI Registry will examine the application.
2 Identify the registered proprietor • If accepted, it is published in the GI Journal for
opposition (3 months).
• Find out which organization or association holds
the GI registration for that craft. This is typically a • If there is no opposition, you are registered as an
government body, artisan society, or NGO. Authorized User and given a certificate.
• Example: If “Sozni Embroidery” is GI-tagged, it Benefits of being an authorized GI user
will be registered under a society like the “Craft • Legal right to use the GI logo and name on your
Development Institute” or a state handicrafts products.
board.
• Protection against counterfeit or misuse.
3 Apply as an “Authorized user”
• Market recognition and brand value.
• Once the GI is registered, individual craftsmen/
artisans can apply to be registered as Authorized • Access to government schemes, exhibitions, and
Users (AU) under the GI. This gives them the legal export opportunities.
right to use the GI tag. Important notes

Required documents for AU registration • GI Registration cannot be done by individual artisans
• Duly filled Form GI-3A alone unless they are organized as a registered
producer group or society.
• Copy of GI registration certificate (from the proprietor)
• If no GI exists yet, then a group of producers, NGOs,
• ID and address proof of the applicant (Aadhar, PAN, or government bodies must first apply for the GI
etc.) registration (using Form GI-1).

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