India stolen Bangladesh intellectual rights over our traditional products like Nakshi katha, Jamdani sari and fazli mango and claimed rights over thousands of year old Bangladeshi tradition.
When india filed falsified rights with WTO Awami Indian stooge regime did not submit Bangladeshi claim on these nor did protest outright robbery by Indians.
For india to file such claim of historically Bangladeshi traditional product is utter fraud and preposterous.
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India stole intellectual rights on Bangladeshi tradition
Now after 4 years Bangladeshi sushil newspapers are waking up to the reality that Awami League with inaction gave india way to claim IP right on Inherently Bangladeshi traditional products and heritage. Here is editorial published in Bangladesh NewAge news paper validating 4 years old fear I had posted.
Effective govt steps needed to protect Jamdani patent
June 19, 2014
THERE are some products that have been synonymous with Bangladesh for long. Jamdani, a variety of sari that is expensive but very popular with women in Bangladesh and India for its unique fabric, usually handloom woven, colour and design unexceptionally based on the tradition and heritage of the land, is one of them. According to experts, Jamdani is unique to Bangladesh not only on historical but also ecological grounds. The Dhaka belt extending from Sonargaon to Dhamrai and Narsingdi, through which the river Sitalakhya flows and which is historically known as the Jamdani zone, is the area of origin of the sari. When the cotton thread that Jamdani is made of is cleansed in the water of this river, the finished product gets a glaze which is absent in the varieties of the sari woven in some parts of India, even though most of the weavers there are reportedly descendents of those migrated from Bangladesh. Needless to say, Bangladesh has been exporting the world famous sari to India for long.
Regrettably, however, the product is now known as Indian, at least under the geographical indication law enacted by the latter. GI is a name or sign used on certain products to certify that they own some particular qualities due to their being made as per traditional methods or reputation based on their geographical origin. The GI law paves the way for India to claim patent rights on the product. In other words, once India can establish the rights, Bangladesh will have to pay fee to the Indian government for using the name of Jamdani.
Meanwhile, although it apparently made an end to its predecessors’ indifference to the issue by enacting the GI law in 2013, the Awami League-led government still dithers over formulating the rules and regulations necessary for implementing the law for unknown reasons. It is worth noting that, unless and until the GI act 2013 takes effect, Bangladesh cannot take steps like approaching international bargaining platform to retrieve its patent rights on Jamdani. Not only that, in such a situation, it will fail to establish similar rights on other indigenous products as well.
Encouragingly, however, conscious citizens have raised their voice over the issue. As mentioned in a New Age report on Wednesday, speakers at a discussion jointly organised by Centre for Policy Dialogue and Bangladesh Karushilpa Parishad in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday made a call for immediate formulation for the relevant rules and regulations of the GI act. While they need to keep it up, the government is expected to immediately heed them.
- See more at: http://newagebd.net/22179/effective...-protect-jamdani-patent/#sthash.if5sDW8s.dpuf
When india filed falsified rights with WTO Awami Indian stooge regime did not submit Bangladeshi claim on these nor did protest outright robbery by Indians.
For india to file such claim of historically Bangladeshi traditional product is utter fraud and preposterous.
Here is original thread:
India stole intellectual rights on Bangladeshi tradition
Now after 4 years Bangladeshi sushil newspapers are waking up to the reality that Awami League with inaction gave india way to claim IP right on Inherently Bangladeshi traditional products and heritage. Here is editorial published in Bangladesh NewAge news paper validating 4 years old fear I had posted.
Effective govt steps needed to protect Jamdani patent
June 19, 2014
THERE are some products that have been synonymous with Bangladesh for long. Jamdani, a variety of sari that is expensive but very popular with women in Bangladesh and India for its unique fabric, usually handloom woven, colour and design unexceptionally based on the tradition and heritage of the land, is one of them. According to experts, Jamdani is unique to Bangladesh not only on historical but also ecological grounds. The Dhaka belt extending from Sonargaon to Dhamrai and Narsingdi, through which the river Sitalakhya flows and which is historically known as the Jamdani zone, is the area of origin of the sari. When the cotton thread that Jamdani is made of is cleansed in the water of this river, the finished product gets a glaze which is absent in the varieties of the sari woven in some parts of India, even though most of the weavers there are reportedly descendents of those migrated from Bangladesh. Needless to say, Bangladesh has been exporting the world famous sari to India for long.
Regrettably, however, the product is now known as Indian, at least under the geographical indication law enacted by the latter. GI is a name or sign used on certain products to certify that they own some particular qualities due to their being made as per traditional methods or reputation based on their geographical origin. The GI law paves the way for India to claim patent rights on the product. In other words, once India can establish the rights, Bangladesh will have to pay fee to the Indian government for using the name of Jamdani.
Meanwhile, although it apparently made an end to its predecessors’ indifference to the issue by enacting the GI law in 2013, the Awami League-led government still dithers over formulating the rules and regulations necessary for implementing the law for unknown reasons. It is worth noting that, unless and until the GI act 2013 takes effect, Bangladesh cannot take steps like approaching international bargaining platform to retrieve its patent rights on Jamdani. Not only that, in such a situation, it will fail to establish similar rights on other indigenous products as well.
Encouragingly, however, conscious citizens have raised their voice over the issue. As mentioned in a New Age report on Wednesday, speakers at a discussion jointly organised by Centre for Policy Dialogue and Bangladesh Karushilpa Parishad in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday made a call for immediate formulation for the relevant rules and regulations of the GI act. While they need to keep it up, the government is expected to immediately heed them.
- See more at: http://newagebd.net/22179/effective...-protect-jamdani-patent/#sthash.if5sDW8s.dpuf
very sad 
, we wont claim rights on that, god promise
