Protection of Geographical Indication Intellectual Property of Tea in Guangdong Province

As to tea resources in Guangdong Province at present,there are 4 kinds of national geographical indication products,2 national geographical indication trademarks,and 1 kind of national geographical indication of agricultural products.We conduct a analysis on the current protection of geographical indication intellectual property of tea in Guangdong Province,and put forth the following countermeasures:(i) Conducting indepth study of geographical indication characteristics of famous tea;(ii) Exploiting and arranging the intangible cultural heritage of tea;(iii) Focusing on the protection pattern of geographical indication products established by the General Administration of Quality Supervision,Inspection and Quarantine;(iv) Taking full advantage of special mark of geographical indication.