Key-note speech
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and perspectives for the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) at the international level, Ms. Alexandra Grazioli, Director of the Lisbon Registry, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Plenary session: Crucial issues for an international GIs agenda
- The protection of GIs in bilateral treaties: the example of the GIs Agreement between Switzerland and Georgia, Ms. Manana Pruidze, Deputy Chairperson, Sakpatenti, Georgia & Mr. Erik Thévenod-Mottet, Advisor for Geographical Indications, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), Switzerland;
- Priorities for GIs at the EU level in the legislature 2019-2024, Mr. Francis Fay, Head, Unit of Geographical indications, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission;
- GIs and sustainability issues, Ms. Emilie Vandecandelaere, Food Systems Economist , FAO
- GIs and cultural heritage, synergies and opportunities, Mr. Cesare Mazzetti, President, QUALIVITA Foundation, Italy
Parallel sessions (I):
- A. Best practices in controls before commercialization and controls on the market. Facilitators: Valoritalia, Italy and MIPAAFT, Italy
- B. The GIs system in Georgia and cooperation among groups. Facilitators: Origen España, Spain and oriGIn Georgia
- C. Optimizing GI success through international cooperation (focus on developing countries). Facilitators: FAO and oriGIn France
- D. Cooperation within oriGIn for export markets’ monitoring. Facilitators: Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), Mexico, Consorzio di tutela del formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, Italy and Consorzio di tutela Prosecco DOC, Italy
Parallel sessions (II):
- E & G. Recent case law in the EU: evocation, GIs used as ingredients and relations with trademarks. Facilitators: oriGIn and Bird&Bird
- F. Sustainability strategies for GIs. Facilitators: FAO, oriGIn and Coldiretti, Italy
- H. Raising GIs awareness in universities and research centers. Facilitators: University of Alicante, Spain and Sakpatenti, Georgia
