On 28 October, following an interesting worldwide trend, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPO Vietnam) launched the Vietnam GI logo. The GI logo will help consumers and importers to identify Vietnamese GIs
Early this month, INPI Brazil recognized “Vale do São Francisco” (wine) as GI (“Indicação de Procedência” according to the Brazilian law). “Vale do São Francisco” identifies tropical wines cultivated in the area along
oriGIn comments to the EUIPO guidelines on trademarks (2023 version). This information is available only for oriGIn Members . More information on oriGIn membership and its benefits is available here
“Hello Grappa! the American dream” is the title of a project to promote the GI Grappa among traders, institutions, and consumers in the USA. This three-year project led by AssoDistil and co-financed by
On 18 October, oriGIn participated in the webinar “Operation OPSON and geographical indications”, organized by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) with the aim to raise awareness among law enforcement
On 19 October, oriGIn and the West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers’ Association Inc. (WIRSPA), in partnership with the carIPI Project, organized an “International Online Forum on Spirits GIs: Trends and Opportunities of
In December 2019, the European Commission presented a growth strategy based on a green and inclusive transition: the EU Green Deal. This strategy translates into a new paradigm: the EC priority is no
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently published a report on “The case for geographical indication protection of the Mozambique white prawn”. This study analyses the GI potential in the
On 9 September, the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) convened its first ever oral hearing on two cases – R 1613/2019-G and R 1238/2019-G – which
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amandine Legros eu.office@origin-gi.com Brussels, 29 September 2022. Mr. Paolo De Castro – Rapporteur of the Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament on the revision of the Geographical Indication Policy
At the end of September, IP Key Latin America, a project directed by the European Commission and implemented by the EUIPO, will organize two Regional Conferences on GIs (hybrid format). On 22-24 September,
Following the successful model of oriGIn EU, our 2021 General Assembly set the objective to establish additional regional antennas around the world. In 2022, we have focused on the Latin America region. An
The collaboration between the FAO and oriGIn, aimed at helping GI organizations to respond to the emerging sustainability challenges through a participatory approach, continued in the biennium 2021-2022. In this framework, the Sustainability
Discover some recent interesting job & training opportunities within institutions (groups, associations, public institutions, private bodies, …) of the GI sector: Coordinateur & office manager (Syndicat des Maisons de Cognac) Policy Officer (SpiritsEurope)
The Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System, in its meeting held in Geneva on 14 – 16 June, recommended to the Assembly of the Lisbon Union the adoption of a
In FETA IV, Case C-159/20, (decision published on 14 July) the Court of Justice of the European Union was asked to address a claim by the European Commission, which has the competence to
Dear member, Over the years, oriGIn has been active on LinkedIn, with the objective to disseminate the learning opportunities (conferences, webinars, online trainings and publications covering GIs) available within our network. This has
On July 18, Peru deposited the instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indication, in the context of the Sixty-third series of meetings
Over the last months, the GI case law was further consolidated by interesting rulings and decisions. On May 25, the Court of Venice, upheld the arguments put forward by the Consorzio Tutela Grana
The conference “Global Perspectives on Geographical Indications: An International Conference for Researchers, Policymakers and Practitioners” took place in Montpellier (France) on 5-8 July. The event, which gathered more than 150 participants (producers, academics,
Europe’s legal regime for protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) primarily comprises of highly evolved, multi-sectoral regulations pertaining to products and produce – from agricultural products to wines & spirits, and more such items.
