{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 been granted intellectual property rights. Through a…
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: With respect to GIs (see documents 16 – Tactical State of Play),…
{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: With respect to GIs (see documents 16…
On 11 February 2014, at the occasion of the visit of the President of France, Mr. François Hollande, the US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a State dinner. The menu celebrated the best of American cuisine…
Last week, the London’s famous store “Harrods” blocked online and in-store sales of olive oil not corresponding to the product specification of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) “Toscano”, but sold as “made using 100% Tuscan olives”. Such label clearly infringes…
On 20 January, a decision of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal market (OHIM) Board of Appeal confirmed the decision of the Examiner on the Community Trade mark (CTM) “PARMATUTTO” (word): such CTM application was rejected in relation to…
Recently, the 4-year dispute opposing the appellation of origin “Champagne” and the figurative Community Trade Mark Application (CTMA) “Champagnotèque” came to an end. The case started in 2010, when the figurative CTMA “Champagnotèque” was filed at the Office for the…
{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 not the existing RPMs collectively fulfill the…
After months of intense negotiations, a political agreement on the key elements of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada was reached on 18 October. With respect to GIs, a list of 172 European PDO/PGI…
The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is the longest standing alternative dispute resolution procedure in the domain names system. As a result of the new gTLD Program, several new rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) were introduces: the Uniform Rapid Suspension Dispute…
The government of Honduras has reached an agreement with the US on a work plan which addresses various IPRs issues, including GIs. In particular, Honduras committed itself to explain how an interested party may seek clarification as to whether individual…
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 the report is to assess the size and value of the EU…
The Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill, was introduced into Parliament in November 2015 to update the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006. The Bill was debated for the first time in Parliament on 17 March…
{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 the report is to assess the size…
The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights is launching today a report on Infringement of Protected Geographical Indications for Wine, Spirits, Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs in the European Union. The main objective of this study is to assess…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which thought its Arbitration and Mediation Centre is one of the service providers accredited by the ICANN to manage the UDRP, in March released data showing that disputes concerning gTLDs are on the rise…
On 7 June 2015, following the signature of the standard agreement for establishing a national/regional section of oriGIn, the Portuguese Association of agro-food GIs (QUALIFICA) became the Portuguese section of oriGIn. After France and China, this is the third example 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 and EU-New Zealand trade and economic relations:…
{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 been accorded consistent protection commensurate to that…
The EU and Canada have recently concluded a free trade agreement containing provisions on geographical indications (GIs). This short note (the full article is available in English and in Italian) looks at the text of the agreement and asks whether…
On May 9, following the action lodged by the “Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola” (hereinafter “the Consorzio”), the Turin business Court (hereinafter “the Court”) invalidated the Italian trademark “GORGO CAPRA” for “milk and products derived from milk”, considered…
