Earlier this month, Scotch Whisky has been registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) within the Organisation Africaine de la Proprieté Intellectuelle (OAPI), thereby obtaining recognition and protection in the Organisation’s 17 member countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic,…
On 11-20 April, the EU and Japan held in Tokyo the 16th negotiating round for a free trade agreement (FTA). The negotiations had been officially launched in March 2013. On GIs: The discussion focused on names which use in japan…
From 7 to 9 June the First Session of the WIPO Working Group for the Preparation of Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement will take place in Geneva. More information and meeting…
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 Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement , which developed in a comprehensive Free…
{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 Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement , which…
{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 EU Parliament adopted a resolution supporting the…
UE/China GI Bilateral Agreement Summary List of EU GIs to be included in the Agreement
In India – a very promising market for spirits – “Scotch Whisky” is confronted several unfair and misleading practices. In this respect, under the new India’s Commercial Court rules, court proceedings were recently brought against three companies– Oasis Distilleries Ltd,…
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 Resolution Policy (UDRP). The domain “lambrusco.wine” was registered on 26 January by…
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: Single programs: :JOC_2016_041_R_0003 (deadline for submitting applications: 28 April 2016) Multi programs:…
The Agreement between Switzerland and Jamaica on GIs – concluded in 2013 – entered in to force on 1 September 2014. With the overall objective to promote trade, the parties have agreed to mutually recognize and protect GIs – as…
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Singapore, which was initialed in September 2013 and is expected to be effective by the end of 2014, paved the way for a new GI law adopted by the Singaporean Parliament.…
{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 Resolution Policy (UDRP). The domain “lambrusco.wine” was…
On 8 May, 2014 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its decision in case No. C-35/10 on the geographical denomination “SALAME FELINO”, following the 2012 request by the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) concerning the…
In an action brought by the Consejo Regulador of the PDO “Queso Tetilla”, the Commercial Court of appeal of Alicante has prohibited the commercialization of cheese not complying with the specifications of the PDO under the trade mark “Mamiella Tres…
On 20 June, the Parliament of Paraguay adopted a new Law on GIs (Law No. 4.923). From now on, origin-based quality products’ names, such as “Stevia Paraguaya” (ka’a he’e), which currently enjoy protection under the trademark system, can seek protection…
Adopted by the European Council on 13 November 2012, the Regulation No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (the so-called ‘Quality Package’) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on the 12 December 2012…
On February 6, 75,000 counterfeited ‘’Sombreros Vueltiaos’’ from China have been confiscated by the Colombian Police. By the end of January this year, 800 false hats had been also confiscated. These measures were taken to enforce the Resolution 439 of…
A shipment consisting of more than 24,700 litres of distilled spirit from agave and alcohol intended to be sold as “Tequila”, while not complying with the corresponding product specifications, was seized in Hamburg, and then destroyed on 10 December at…
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) enforcement database (EDB) is a tool to protect against counterfeiting authentic products which have been granted intellectual property rights. Through a register, the EDB makes relevant information concerning authentic products available to enforcement…
