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Following the public consultation non-agricultural GIs, launched on 15 July 2014 by the European Commission to gather views from the civil society on the possible protection at the EU level of non-agricultural GIs,

On 19 June the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) a package of delegated and implementing regulations concerning Regulation (EU) No 1151/12 of the European Parliament and

From 02 to 06 June 2014 the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) celebrated its 20th Anniversary as well as the 40 years of the recognition of the Appellation of Origin “Tequila”. The celebrations

This is the third panel in a series of ten on the theme of “American Origin Products and the TTIP: Collaboration for Rural Development.” Register to attend in person and find more information

Check out the latest TV programs & Videos about oriGIn’s Members:  CNN African Voices:  Reportage about  the Moroccan geographical indication “Huile d’Argane” :  Part 1–Part 2–Part 3   “Châteauneuf-du-Pape. All around the world” ,

MASSIMO VITTORI,directeur exécutif d’oriGIn, évoque le travail de lobbying, de sensibilisation et de formation que mène l’organisationen faveur de la défense des indications géographiques dans le monde. «Les indications géographiques répondent à des

On 13 November 2013, Intellectual Property Rights draft chapter of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement’s (TPP) was made publicly available. It includes provisions on GIs. See the negotiated draft text  @ http://wikileaks.org/tpp/#start  

The Eighth Session of the Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin) took place in Geneva from  2 to 6 December 2013. More information @ http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=31204

On September 17, 2013 the French section of oriGIn “oriGIn France” has been launched at the French Ministry of Agriculture in Paris. oriGIn France has the objective to gather the French Geographical Indications

 The USPTO has recently published a Draft Examination Guide for Geographic Certification Marks, with the objective to provide examiners and practitioners with additional guidance when dealing with applications for marks certifying the geographical

Tha National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil announced the GI recognition for “biscoitos de São Tiago” (MG) and services of Porto Digital (EP), which became the first GI for services to

The pilot project between the EU and China was launched in July 2007 – the so-called “10 plus 10” project – based on which both countries lodged applications for the protection of 10

The European Commission signed today in Zanzibar (Tanzania) a cooperation agreement with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) to improve the protection of traditional agricultural products (geographical indications or “GIs”) in Africa.

On 18 December 2012 will take place at Morges (Switzerland) a seminar on the international protection of PDO-PGI within the framework of the new EU Quality Policy. For more information please see the

The seminar “Nourrir les villes et développer les campagnes, pour une alimentation durable et responsable” will take place at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris on December 13, 2012. For more information,

Sixth Session of the WIPO Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin),Geneva, December 3 to 7, 2012. Meeting Documents oriGIn Comments ​