oriGIn Reports/Alerts

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: #Sustainability #Wine #Equalitas (By Maria Chiara Ferrarese, CSQA Certificazioni, for Equalitas) During the event of Vinitaly, last April, Equalitas, a society funded by FederDoc, Unione Italiana Vini, Gruppo CSQA –

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Partnership #ASIPI #oriGIn The ASIPI, “Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Intelectual” (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property, http://www.asipi.org/en ), a non-for-profit organization of intellectual property specialists, and oriGIn have partnered to increase cooperation

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Mexico #EU #TradeNegotiations On 30 May, the EU and Mexico have launched new trade and investment negotiations with the goal to modernize and broaden the scope of the existing 1997 Economic

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #NonAgriculturalGIs: An update at the EU level In 2015, significant progress was made at the EU level towards the protection of non-agricultural products geographical indications (GIs). On 6 October 2015, the

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Lambrusco #.wine #UDRP On April 29, a decision concerning ”lambrusco.wine” was issued by the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Enforcement #Customs: EUIPO database and Forum to better fight counterfeiting The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) enforcement database (EDB) is a tool to protect against counterfeiting authentic products which have

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #TTIP #Leaks #NegotiatingPositions On 2 May, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiating documents (reflecting the negotiating positions of the US and the EU) were made available by Greenpeace: https://ttip-leaks.org/

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}   #ICANN #gTLDs #UDRP #Review In April, oriGIn joined the ICANN/GNSO Working Group on the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All gTLDs, which aims to assess whether or

{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}  #EU #Infringements #NewReport On 25 April, the EUIPO and the OECD released a report on GIs infringements for Wine, Spirits, Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs in the EU. The main objective of

{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}  #FTAs #Australia #New Zealand #IPRs #ThirdCountries In preparation of the FTAs negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, the EU recently launched an on online public consultation on the future of EU-Australia

{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}  #gTLDS #ICANN #UDRP #GIs: Recent developments and oriGIn activities While both GIs and trademarks are recognized in the WTO’s Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS), GIs have not

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #USA: Growth of local and regional food systems and economic impacts in rural communities Following the strategic policies and programming of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), over the last 8

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Wine1: Châteauneuf-du-Pape celebrates its 80th anniversary This year, “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” (a member of oriGIn) and “Tavel” celebrate the 80th anniversary of their recognition. Among the various initiatives organised at this occasion, on

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #EU #Promotion #CallsforProposals In the framework of the new EU promotion policy for agricultural products (Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014), the first Calls for proposals have been published on 4 February 2016:

 {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #OAPI: the GIs logo Regulation In January 2016, at a seminar held in Yaoundé in Cameroun, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) discussed its Regulation on the use on the Geographical

{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}  #EU #Promotion: Opportunities for GI groups interested in promotional activities Important opportunities are available in the following months for EU GI groups interested in promotional activities. 1. An information day on

{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}  #Internet #gTLD #GIs: All you need to know about GIs & Internet domain names in a new oriGIn manual A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT: A FEW QUESTIONS FOR GI GROUPS Does you association

  {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #GeneralAssembly: Decisions adopted and relevant documents Dear members, The 7th Statutory General Assembly of oriGIn was held in Fortaleza on 10 November 2015 with the participation of some 60 representatives

  {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #oriGIn: Welcome to the “Consorzio di tutela della DOC Prosecco”  We are pleased to announce that the “Consorzio di tutela della DOC Prosecco” has joined our worldwide network!  “Prosecco DOC”

  {autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN}    #Events: INTA’s Geographical Names Conference, 10-11 December, Rome, Italy oriGIn and INTA are interested in having clear and not-conflicting relationship between GIs and trademarks. At the forthcoming INTA’s Geographical