The firm has been advising the State of Madhya Pradesh in a matter which was recently adjudged at the IPAB. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has reserved orders on the dispute between the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) and the State of Madhya Pradesh and others related to Geographical Indications (GI) tag for basmati rice, after three consecutive days of hearing. J Sai Deepak, the counsel for the State of Madhya Pradesh and for other parties including Daawat Foods argued that not adding Madhya Pradesh under the GI for Basmati would have an impact on around 80,000 farmers in the region. He argued that the State’s claim is to include 13 districts/regions in Madhya Pradesh in the GI.