New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sought international trademark protection for ''Charkha'' symbol used on khadi products.
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ministry on Wednesday said that the commission is the registered proprietor of over a hundred trademark registrations, including the symbol of ''Charkha'' in India and other countries like Russia, China, Germany, Australia, UK and Bhutan, .
These trademarks and symbols, it said, have been misused time and again by private players.
In an initiative to prevent such misuse any further, KVIC has taken up the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Permanent Mission of India at UN, Geneva seeking int...