Trademark Office, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and Ministry of Agriculture

my country’s current legal protection system for geographical indications has three management departments, the Trademark Office and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. , the three independent departments of the Ministry of Agriculture can exercise approval and management rights over geographical indications in accordance with the law:

1. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Trademark Office are the competent departments for geographical indication certification trademarks;

2. The geographical indication product system under the supervision of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine;

3. The geographical indication system for agricultural products under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture;