In the plenary session of 20 May, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference convened at the World Intellectual Property
On 2-3 May oriGIn participated as guest of honour at “Rencontres de Cambremer” 2015, the festival of AOP-IGP of Normandie. oriGIn and its French section organized a series of round tables to discuss
In view of the next meeting of the Committee of Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament, on the Draft Report “Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: An
The “Ziama-Macenta” coffee (Guinea) is one of the first three GIs recognized in 2013 within the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). The GI recognition was the result of a collective project that involved
Over the last 10 years, oriGIn has been promoting an objective debate on Geographic Indications (GIs) in the United States (U.S.), focused on internationally accepted legal considerations and pragmatic evidence that characterize GIs
“EXPO Milan 2015: Feeding the Planet – Energy for Life” is a non-commercial Universal Exposition. It will be open from May 1 to October 31, 2015, and it is expected to welcome over
Brussels, 5 February 2015: Geographical Indications (GIs) associations as well as other pro-GI groups unprecedented presence at the stakeholders’ meeting of the 8th Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiating round sends strong
On 17 February, the “Consorzio della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana”, with the support of oriGIn and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), organised for the first time in Geneva the culinary show “le Strade
On 16 January 2015 The European Union and Morocco have concluded negotiations on an agreement to mutually protect their Geographical Indications (GIs). Through this agreement Morocco and the EU will ensure high level
On 30 December 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) – Canada – granted geographical indications (GIs) protection to two product names: “cidre de glace du Québec” (Quebec Ice
WTO intellectual property negotiators said they were committed to meet the July 2015 deadline for laying down plans on how to complete the Doha Round talks — in their case on how to
On 16 December 2014, oriGIn partecipated in the Seminar on “Voices from rural communities in Least Developed Countries on promoting traditional food products and the territories through geographical indications (GIs)” organized by the United
oriGIn has secured two seats in European Commission Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Quality and Promotion which assist the Commission in maintaining a regular dialogue on all matters related to the policy on quality,
On 5 December, oriGIn Managing Director Massimo Vittori has been invited to deliver a presentation on GIs at the 9th edition of the IP Summit in Bruxelles, a hotspot for decision-making with respect
From 27 to 31 October 2014, the last session of the Working Group (WG) on the reform of the Lisbon Agreement on the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (Lisbon
On 24 October 2014, at the International Wine Law Conference celebrated in Beaune (France) oriGIn presened its views on the recent trends in bilateral, “plurilateral” and multilateral negotiations on GIs. See the program See the
Geneva, 30 September 2014 – Following the political agreement reached last year, the EU and Canada announced the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the recent bilateral summit held
On 12 September The Master Food Identity organizes a couples of conferences on geographical indications and traditional food products followed by the graduation ceremony of the 4th cohort. More information: The program
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has become the first UK GI group to join oriGIn ! Read the press release : Scotch Whisky Association joins oriGIn
The “Origin Products and Native American Tribes: EU and U.S. Law and Policy” is the fifth panel discussion / live webinar in a series on American Origin Products, Geographical Indications, and Rural Development. Carried out
