They did. But I believe it's still somewhat a gray area. They are more in the form of Geographical Patents (such as Darjeeling Tea) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

They did. But I believe it's still somewhat a gray area. They are more in the form of Geographical Patents (such as Darjeeling Tea) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Patent_Office#Geographical_Indications_tags http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Patent_Office#Geographic...