INTRODUCTION TO NON-AGRICULTURAL GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs), Mr. Massimo Vittori, Managing Director, oriGIn and Mr. Miguel Angel Medina, Associate Partner, Elzaburu
THE EUROPEAN SCENARIO: A FRAGMENTED LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND GROWING PROBLEMS OF USURPATIONS FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL GIS
Moderator: Ms. Ana Soeiro, Secretary General, QUALIFICA
- The Example of Swiss Watch, Mr. Yves Bugmann, Head of Legal Department, Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH
- New French legal framework for Non-Agricultural GIs, Mr. Etienne Leroy, in Charge of GIs, French Intellectual Property Institute (INPI)
- “El Calzado de Elche”, Ms. Marián Cano, Secretary General of the “Asociación de Industriales del Calzado de Elche” (AICE) and of the “Asociación Valenciana de Empresarios del Calzado” (AVECAL)
- Artistic and Quality ceramics in Italy: the experience of the “Associazione Italiana Cittá della Ceramica” (AiCC), Mr. Claudio Gheller, Vicepresident and Mr. Giuseppe Olmeti, Secretary General, AiCC
NON-AGRICULTURAL GIS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: ECONOMIC POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD VALUE TO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Moderator: Ms. Ida Puzone, Project Manager, oriGIn
- GI protection for handicrafts in Morocco, Ms. Belkacem Fatima, Chief of the Opposition Body and in charge of GIs, Distinctive Signs Pole, Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC)
- A Growing Sector: Non-Agricultural GIs in India, Mr. Kopresa Chari, National Advisor on Handicrafts, Pochampally Handloom Park
- GIs and Traditional Knowledge: the Case of Colombia, Mr. Alexander Parra, Coordinator of the Intellectual Property Project, “Artesanías de Colombia”
- Non-Agricultural GIs in the Member States of the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI), Mr. Cécé Kpohomou, Head of the GI Program, OAPI
- The Potential of Quality Handicrafts in Côte d’Ivoire: the “poterie de Katiola”, the “pagnes de Tiebissou” and the “toiles de Korhogo”, Ms. Monique Bagal, GI Specialist
