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13/01/2010 – oriGIn Flash “Questions to be Addressed in Response to the Survey on the Lisbon System”
oriGIn contributed to the WIPO Survey on the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
25/02/2010 – oriGIn Flash “Alliance Habanos-Tequila”
On 25 February the partnership Habanos-Tequila was formally established by signing an agreement between the two institutions Habanos SA and the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT).
20/12/2009 – oriGIn Newsletter Vol.10
20/12/2009 - Read the oriGIn Newsletter and find out about: the IV General Assembly, the debate on the EU Green Paper on Quality and other interesting activities
Interleges, the International Association of Independent Law Firms
oriGIn supported the Interleges Award 2009 in memory of Stephen Rayner. The winner of the 2009 Interleges Award was Johan Flodgren, a student of Law from Sweden. Johan won a € 4,000 prize and a three-month internship at oriGIn in…
Useful Links
Inter-governmental Organizations: African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) European Commission, Agriculture and Food European Commission, Trade European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Trade Center Organisation Africaine de la Propriété…
Newsletters
oriGIn Newsletter Vol.1 June 2003 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.2 February 2004 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.3 May 2004 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.4 February 2005 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.5 July 2006 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.6 January 2007 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.7 July 2007 oriGIn Newsletter Vol.8 March 2008…
oriGIn in the news
10/09/2024-Unione di forze per salvaguardare l’eccellenza artigianale napoletana: Le Mani di Napoli entra in oriGIn (Le Mani di Napoli) 10/09/2024- The Artisans of Naples Join Global Alliance for Geographical Indications (Il Mattino) 10/09/2024- «Le mani di Napoli» entra nell’associazione mondiale…
E-Library
– Addor F., Thumm N., Grazioli A. (2002), “Geographical Indications: Important Issues for Industrialized and Developing Countries“, the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Report, May 2003 – Addor F., Grazioli A., (2002), “Geographical Indications beyond Wines and Spirits –…
GIs: A Tool for Development
Benefits for producers and consumers GIs bring about several beneficial effects not only for producers, but also for consumers and local communities. In presence of a product whose unique qualities depend on its geographical origin, setting-up a GI can have…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is in charge of the administration of international agreements which deal partly or entirely with the protection of geographical indications, in particular the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, and the Lisbon…
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
Within the framework of the Doha Development Round, launched in November 2001, WTO Members are negotiating further reduction of obstacles to trade. With regard to geographical indications and the Doha Round, please find below the most relevant information: 29/04/2011…
GI Protection in National Jurisdictions
Introduction Legal systems to protect Geographical Indications National Jurisdictions Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Practical Information For more information on GI Protection systems at national level across the world see: the European Commission’s handbook “Geographical…
Key-Concepts of GIs
Geographical Indications Geographical Indications are distinctive signs that associate products of quality and reputation with their place or area of production and thereby help identify and distinguish such products on the market. There are some well-known examples of geographical and…
SINER-GI Project
oriGIn is one of the partners involved in the project “Strengthening INternational Research on Geographical Indications” (SINER-GI). The project aims to build and share a coherent scientific basis world-wide, regarding economic, legal, institutional and socio-cultural conditions of success of GIs,…
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development ACP-EU (CTA)
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development ACP-EU (CTA) and oriGIn have launched an Electronic Forum on GIs.This initiative aims to: facilitate the periodical dissemination of key information concerning GIs among ACP stakeholders (producers, researchers, policy-makers, NGOs, etc.); promote…
GIs Market Watch
oriGIn helps its members reduce monitoring costs in foreign markets and reach out to policy makers in case of abuse. Our members send us information concerning potential infringements taking place in their regions, and oriGIn acts to stop them through…
Join Us
Members of oriGIn Members are producers’ groups, such as Consorzi, Consejos Reguladores, Interprofessions, ODG, etc, representing a given GI. Collective members of oriGIn Collective members are associations representing various GI producers’ groups from the same sector or from multiple…
oriGIn presentation
The Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network – oriGIn – is a non-for-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Geneva. Established in 2003, oriGIn is today a truly global alliance of Geographical Indications (GIs) from a large variety of sectors, representing…
