Quoted in press coverage in the World Trademark Review about New Zealand rejecting India's application to register "Basmati rice" as a certification mark

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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is a statutory body under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which has sought to register BASMATI as a certification mark for rice in many jurisdictions. The applications have been refused because they exclude other countries that grow Basmati, especially Pakistan.