oriGIn is a key actor in the global debate on the protection and promotion of GIs. We organize and/or are invited in the major GIs conference, seminars and workshop around the world:
03/10/2016 – oriGIn panel discussion on “Challenges for GI’s and country names in the Internet domain name’s environment”, Geneva (Switzerland). The event is organized in the framework of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO: Fifty-Sixth Series of Meetings.
12/10/2016 – oriGIn @ the workshop on “Contribution of non-agricultural geographically-rooted products to regional inclusive economic development”, Brussels (Belgium). Mr. Davide Servadei (National President of the Craft Artist Sector for Confartigianato, Italy) will speak on behalf of a non-agricultural GIs group, which is member of oriGIn – the “Associazione Italiana Città della Ceramica”. This workshop is organized in the context of the European Week of Regions and Cities by the EU Commission and the Committee of the Regions.
24-28/10/2016 – oriGIn @ the “GIs week”, Vientiane (Lao PDR). Fatima AMHERI, President of Association Marocaine de l’indication Géographique de l’Huile d’Argane (AMIGHA) and President of oriGIn, will give a presentation in the “Regional Seminar on the Promotion of Geographical Indications: promoting the origin, quality and local wisdom”.
27-28/10/2016 – oriGIn co-organizer of the 4th International Antalya Geographical Indications Seminar “Geographical Indications in Turkey and other Mediterranean Countries : Recent Developments, Problems and Expectations“, Antalya (Turkey). Mr Abdelwahed el Aazoum, Association Marocaine de l’indication Géographique de l’Huile d’Argane (AMIGHA), will deliver a presentation on oriGIn at latest developments for GIs at the international level
10/11/2016 – oriGIn @ the Seminar on Controls of geographical indications and traditional specialities organized by the DG Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission, Bruxelles (Belgium). Massimo Vittori, Managing Director of oriGIn, will give a presentation on “Controls of geographical indications & traditional specialties. Food fairs: fake products”
01-02/12/2016 – oriGIn @ INTA’s Digital World Conference: “Navigating the Digital Yellow Brick Road”, Brussels (Belgium). Massimo Vittori, Managing Director of oriGIn will moderate the panel on “Geographical Indications (GIs) on the Internet: Challenges related to gTLDs & E-Commerce”.
05-7/12/2016 – oriGIn @ XIX Working sessions and Council of “Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual” (ASIPI), Buenos Aires (Argentina). Elio De Tullio, associate member of oriGIn, delivered a presentation on “GIs protection at international level“.
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