According to my country's legal provisions, the best way to protect geographical indications is to register them as certification trademarks or collective trademarks. If you apply for registration of a geographical indication as a collective trademark or certification mark, in addition to meeting the basic requirements for registration of a general trademark mentioned above, you must also meet the following requirements:

(1) If you apply for registration of a geographical indication as a collective trademark , the applicant should be a group, association or other organization, rather than the usual producers or operators, and should be composed of members from the area marked by the geographical indication. The applicant shall attach documents proving the qualifications of the subject, and shall describe in detail the professional technicians, professional testing equipment, etc. it possesses or the institution it entrusts possesses, to show that it has the ability to supervise the use of the specific quality of the geographical indication commodity. The applicant should also attach the management rules for the use of collective trademarks, including the purpose of using the collective trademark, the quality of the goods, the procedures for use, the rights and obligations of the user, legal responsibilities, inspection and supervision systems, etc.

(2) When applying for registration of a geographical indication as a certification mark, the applicant shall attach documents proving the subject qualifications, and shall explain in detail the professional technical personnel and testing equipment it has or the institution it entrusts has. and other circumstances to show that it has the ability to supervise the quality of the specific goods certified by the certification mark. The applicant should also attach the management rules for the use of the certification mark, including the purpose of using the certification mark, the specific quality of the goods, the conditions and procedures for using the certification mark, the rights and obligations of the user, legal responsibilities, inspection and supervision systems, etc.

(3) When applying for registration of a geographical indication as a collective trademark or certification mark, the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods marked by the geographical indication shall also be stated in the application document. The relationship between specific quality, reputation or other characteristics and the natural and human factors of the area marked by the geographical indication, as well as the scope of the area marked by the geographical indication.