Advocacy/oriGIn Alerts

Dear member of oriGIn, In preparation of our 2021 Biannual Meeting – which will be held virtually on 23-24 November , according to Articles 6.2 and 6.3 of the oriGIn’s Statutes, the calls for

In July, the Australian Trade Marks Office issued a decision in the Manuka Honey Appellation Society Incorporated v Lawrence Michael Howes .  The Mānuka Honey Appellation Society Incorporated (MHAS) is a New Zealand society

On 13 July, the European Commission organised a virtual workshop to present its « Study on controlling and enforcing rules for Geographical Indication protection at the EU level for non-agricultural products » (See the Workshop

Earlier in July, an amendment to Russia’s Federal Law “On State Regulation of Production and Turnover of Alcoholic Products” (available here in Russian) was passed. The new law will prevent legitimate Champagne producers

On 25 June, the European Institutions reached an agreement on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will cover the period 2023-2027. With respect to the issue of further strengthening the protection of

In the context of the revision of the EU Promotion Policy and the ongoing discussions on the draft 2022 Annual Work Programme, the undersigned agri-food sector organisations, which are members of the Civil

Today, the European Institutions found an agreement on the future Common Agricultural Policy that will apply from 2023. oriGIn EU and its members welcome the efforts made by all stakeholders involved to reach

The online event on “Promoting solid groups and controls as well as fully understanding sustainability issues: challenges for GIs in Latin America”, organized by oriGIn in cooperation with ASIPI, was held on 22

In the framework of our series of webinars “The oriGIn International GIs agenda” a seventh online event was held on 22 June. The webinar, organized in cooperation with the “Asociación Interamericana de la

Following the entry into force of the Geographical Indications (Registration and Protection) Act, 2020 “Basmati Rice” was first registered in Pakistan in January 2021, followed by 10 additional products’ names (for agricultural products: “Chaunsa

On May 20, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Case No. D2021-0690, Sole Panelist Eva Fiammenghi) issued an administrative decision under the Unifor Dispute Resolution Policy (URDP) concerning the disputed domain name “gorgonzola.info”.

Following a trend of the last years towards the consolidation of GI protection vis-à-vis conflicting trademark applications filed after a GI is registered, interesting decisions have been adopted by the European Union Intellectual

In May, I had the privilege of participating in GIs events in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon, on behalf of the oriGIn Executive Committee. In these countries, which are members of the African Intellectual

The global alliance of Geographical Indications (GIs) celebrates today the 2021 World Intellectual Property Day. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) initiative is dedicated this year to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which

Next Monday, April 26, do not forget to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day, dedicated this year to small and medium-sized enterprises. Here is the key message of the oriGIn campaign for the

The registration of” Hellim/Halloumi” as a PDO in EU for the whole island of Cyprus can be identified as a significant day for Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot producers. Hellim/Halloumi has been produced

Following the comments from, and exchange with, its members, earlier this week oriGIn EU – the European branch of the worldwide GIs coalition – responded to the questionnaire and submitted its written comments in the

On March 20, Oman joined the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. Oman will be able to protect national Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications – such as ‘Omani frankincense’ (essential oil), ‘Al-Jabali

The decision adopted by the Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual property Office (EUIPO) concerning the trademark international registration designating the European Union No 1 474 686 ‘CHAMPAWS’, for pet foods and

oriGIn is proud and grateful to all the women working on GIs value chains and associations around the world, contributing to their success #IWD2021 #WomenWeek.   Some GI Groups campaigns #IWD2021 #WomenWeek AssoDistil  Bureau