On 16 January 2015 The European Union and Morocco have concluded negotiations on an agreement to mutually protect their Geographical Indications (GIs). Through this agreement Morocco and the EU will ensure high level protection for their respective GIs for food…
Over the years, the EU has negotiated with several trade partners a number of bilateral agreements (GIs Agreements, Free Trade Agreement with a GI chapter, Cooperation Agreement with implications for GIs, etc…) for the recognition of European GIs in key…
On 30 December 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) – Canada – granted geographical indications (GIs) protection to two product names: “cidre de glace du Québec” (Quebec Ice Cider) and “vin de glace du Québec”…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Canada: Two GIs recognized in Quebec (Canada) On 30 December 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) – Canada – granted geographical indications (GIs) protection to two product names: “cidre de glace du Québec”…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} International negotiations on GIs: recent developments at the WTO and the WIPO After a few years of deadlock, the World Trade Organization (WTO) resumes talks on Geographical Indications (GIs). The WTO General Council of 27 November agreed to…
WTO intellectual property negotiators said they were committed to meet the July 2015 deadline for laying down plans on how to complete the Doha Round talks — in their case on how to set up a geographical indications register for…
On 16 December 2014, oriGIn partecipated in the Seminar on “Voices from rural communities in Least Developed Countries on promoting traditional food products and the territories through geographical indications (GIs)” organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). …
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The objectives of the oriGIn Lab on non agricultural GIs are, on the one hand, (i) to exchange information (publications, new laws, recognitions and registrations, success stories, etc.) on non-agricultural GIs; on the other hand, (ii) to promote specific activities…
The objective of the oriGIn Lab is to elaborate a curriculum on GIs and sustainability for Masters in Business Administration (MBAs) with the goal to teach future managers of food and drink companies as well as associations of GI producers the…
The objectives of the oriGIn Lab on legal issues are (i) to discuss new laws and regulations affecting GIs around the world and help oriGIn to define its position vis-à-vis those; and (ii) to help oriGIn collect the most important…
Agreements on GI wines EU – Australia Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (2008). See GI relevant rules: Title II, page 4 and the GI list: Annexe II, page 23. The Agreement is in force since…
oriGIn has secured two seats in European Commission Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Quality and Promotion which assist the Commission in maintaining a regular dialogue on all matters related to the policy on quality, on the one hand, and the policy…
On 5 December, oriGIn Managing Director Massimo Vittori has been invited to deliver a presentation on GIs at the 9th edition of the IP Summit in Bruxelles, a hotspot for decision-making with respect to Intellectual Property issues. More information @
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} E-commerce: The protection of GIs on the web, by F.Gualtieri, Member of the Ex Officio Unit, ICQRF The growing popularity of e-commerce in the agribusiness requires from public authorities a renewed commitment in consumer protection, in particular with…
The role of this civil dialogue group will be to assist the Commission in maintaining a regular dialogue on all matters related to the policy on quality, on the one hand, and the policy of promotion of agricultural products, on the other.…
