The Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the draft rules to amend the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “Rules, 2002”). The draft was published in
The Governments and other institutions across the world have been making concerted efforts to provide a proper status to Geographical Indications (GI) products across the world. In spite of these efforts, there is
The European Parliament (EP) and the Council have taken decisive steps towards the revision of the European policy on geographical indications (GIs). On 27 November the Special Committee on Agriculture gave its support
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On November 30th, at the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of Switzerland’s accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, the Swiss Federal Office of
The WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications continues to generate interest and attract contracting Parties. Over the last six months, the following countries acceded to
Introduction On 16 November 2023, the Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products entered into force. Its full implementation is scheduled for 1 December 2025. Existing
In the second part of 2023, other positive decisions for GIs concerning recognition and enforcement have been issued in several jurisdictions around the world. Some examples: Gorgonzola recognized in Chile In August, the
The “Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac” (BNIC) is leading numerous actions to protect the “Cognac” appellation and defend it across all markets, internationally, nationally, and locally. Cognac is widely exported around the world
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The oriGIn 2023 Biennial Meeting took place in Geneva (Switzerland), at the oriGIn headquarters, Octagon Building, 2 chemin du Pavillon, 1218, Le Grand Saconnex, Geneva (See it on the Map), from 5 to
The Sixty-Fourth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO took place in Geneva from July 6 to 14. oriGIn actively participated in WIPO Assemblies, addressing the Plenary Session
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The international seminar on “Geographical Indications for Andean Countries: Challenges and Opportunities” – organized by the IP Key Latin America Project and the IP Office of Peru (INDECOPI) – was held in Cusco
Since 2002, the “Agence Française de Développement” (AFD) has been supporting the development of Geographical Indications (GIs) in the countries where it operates. As part of France’s priorities for Aid for trade within
The EU is currently working on the establishment of “EU Toolbox against counterfeiting” to combat online piracy and counterfeiting. As part of this effort, the domain name information and alert system set up
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Geneva, 16 June 2023. Contact: Ms. Ida Puzone ida@origin-gi.com On June 14 and 15, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – in cooperation with the National Intellectual Property Center of
The “Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma” has recorded some important outcomes in a number of court cases in Germany and Italy regarding the protection of the PDO ‘Prosciutto di Parma’. The disputes concerned
On 2 May, the “trilogue” (Commission, Parliament and Council) reached a provisional agreement on the Regulation on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products (press release of the Council here and of the European Parliament here). On 24 May,
On June 1, the plenary session of the European Parliament – with 603 votes in favor, 18 votes against and 8 abstentions – adopted the report of MEP Paolo De Castro on the
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