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Meera Textiles, a Surat firm, wants protection for its handloom brand name and logo in India and in several other countries. Its adviser notes that the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883 rests on a key principle. Which statement best reflects that principle as applied to Meera's case?

A Paris Convention member must give nationals of other member countries the same industrial property protection it gives its own nationals. This is national treatment. It does not create a global registration or force identical laws, so Meera must still seek protection in each country.

  1. AA member country must grant foreign nationals the same industrial property protection it gives its own nationalsCorrect
  2. BA trademark registered in India automatically gives protection in every Paris Convention member country
  3. CAll member countries must adopt identical trademark registration laws and fees
  4. DProtection is available only to nationals of countries that have first registered the mark at home for ten years

Explanation

The Paris Convention is built on national treatment: each member gives nationals of other members the same protection as its own nationals. It does not create a single worldwide right, so an Indian registration is not automatically valid abroad. It also does not harmonise laws fully or impose any ten-year home-registration condition.

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