10-11/10/2024-Registrations for 2024 oriGIn’s Expert Meeting on the latest developments and challenges related to GI protection and enforcement are still open

Program

Thursday, 10 October, as of 2 pm CEST

i. Global challenges in trademark applications in conflict with GIs;

ii. GIs in the Lisbon System and FTAs: Case law & issues related to registration and enforcement;

iii. Challenges related to GI registrations and changes in product’s specifications.

Friday, 11 October, as of 8.15 am CEST

iv. Protection of GIs when used as ingredients;

v. “Evocation” in the EU and beyond;

vi. Collective GI organizations, competition law and economic impact;

vii. Latest challenges in protecting GIs online.

DOWNLOAD HERE the full program. Presentations and debate will be in English.

Partners and confirmed participants 

The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), the “Association suisse des AOP-IGP”, the “Interprofession du Gruyère” and the “Asociación Interamericana de la Propriedad Intelectual” (ASIPI) already support the 2024 Expert Meeting. We thank IPI, Association suisse des AOP-IGP, Interprofession du Gruyère & ASIPI and look forward to welcoming additional partners!

For institutions interested to become a partner, please contact Mr. Massimo Vittori, oriGIn Managing Director at massimo@origin-gi.com – Among the benefits, institutions will have their logo on promotional material, up to 5 registered participants attending the event and 3 speakers. 

An impressive lineup of GI groups,  law firms, organizations and experts have already confirmed their participation. Among them (in alphabetical order):

GI groups:

Association of Indonesian Geographical Indication (AIGI), Associazione Nazionale Industriale Distillatori di Alcoli e Acquaviti (AssoDistil), Bureau National Interprofessionnel Du Cognac (BNIC), Comité Champagne (CIVC), Comité Interprofessionnel de Gestion du Comté (CIGC), Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), Consejo Regulador DOP Jabugo, Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, Consorzio di tutela Parmigiano Reggiano, Consorzio di tutela Prosecco DOC, Consorzio per la Tutela del Franciacorta, Consorzio Prosecco DOC, Consorzio di Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena (CABM), Consorzio di tutela Grana Padano, Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, FEDERDOC, Irish Whiskey Association, Istituto Salumi Italiani Tutelati (ISIT), Le Mani di Napoli, National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers (FNC), Organisme de Défense et de Gestion de l’appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape, ORIGEN España, QUALIFICA/oriGInPortugal, Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).

Law and consultancy firms:

Altius (Belgium), AKA ZEBRA (France), Berenguer y Pomares Abogados (Spain), Bird & Bird LLP (Germany), Bird & Bird (Italy), CASALONGA (France), Cavelier Abogados (Colombia), Com Laude (United Kingdom), De Tullio and Partners (Italy), DLA Piper (Italy), GB Avvocati (Italy), GriffeShield (Italy), Gulliksson (Sweden), IPotencia (Switzerland), IPvocate Africa (Mauritius), Ivett Paulovics Law Firm (Italy), Jacobacci Avocats (France), JALIFE CABALLERO (Mexico), KATZAROV S.A. (Switzerland), K&S Partners (India), Malamis & Associates (Greece), O’Connor and Company European Lawyers, Ofoventura (Turkey), Oritain (United Kingdom), REDD (Switzerland), RKR & Partners (India), Reinforce Intellectual Property Association – RIPA (India), Rouse (Thailand), Società Italiana Brevetti (Italy), Wanhuida Intellectual Property (China). 

IP Offices:

Federal Institute of Intellectual Property – IPI (Switzerland), Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité – INAO (France), Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle – INNORPI (Tunisia), National Institute for the Defence of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property – INDECOPI (Peru), National Institute of Industrial Property – INPI (France), National Institute of Intellectual Property – INPI (Brazil), National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (SAKPATENTI), Patent and Trademark Office – UIBM (Italy).

International Organizations:

Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI), European Union (DG Agri), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 

National authorities, institutes and universities:

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement – CIRAD (France), China National Institute of Standardization – CNIS (China), Department of central inspectorate for fraud repression and quality protection of the agri-food products and foodstuffs – ICQRF, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests (Italy), Ecole Supérieure des Agricultures -ESA (France), Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing – ESPM (Brazil), Government of Michoacan (Mexico), Instituto Federal de São Paulo – IFS (Brazil), Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture l’alimentation et l’environnement – INRAE (France),  Institut Supérieur Agronomique (Tunisia), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albania), Ministry of Agricultura and Livestock (Brazil), Ministry of Agriculture (Tunisia), National Office of Crafts (Tunisia), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM (Mexico), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (Brazil), Universitá degli Studi di Verona (Italy), Universitá di Camerino (Italy).

How to participate

For oriGIn members attending in person, you need to register here and pay the following fees:

• Full members (ONLY GI GROUPS): 150 CHF
• Associate members: 350 CHF

The fees include registration, a welcome coffee and networking dinner on October 10 and welcome breakfast on 11 October.   

For oriGIn members who cannot attend in person, there is the possibility to follow the Expert Meeting online. For more information, please contact ida@origin-gi.com

For the modalities of participation of groups, institutions, individuals, which are not member of oriGIn, please contact Ms. Ida Puzone at events@origin-gi.com .

Registration Deadline: For onsite participation, register by 1 October; for online participation, the deadline is 7 October.