On September 30, the United States, Mexico and Canada have concluded the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), designed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA will have to be ratified, which may not occur before early 2019.
Section E of the USMCA Intellectual Property (IP) Chapter covers GIs (see doc 1). See the oriGIn analysis
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For more information about bilateral and plurilateral agreements covering GIs see the respective category in the section Policy and Advocacy
