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02/10/2019 – oriGIn Peru: Helping Peruvian groups to better respond to the main challenges faced by Geographical Indications
Today in Geneva, during the Fifty-Ninth Series of Meetings of the WIPO Assemblies, oriGIn and the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) of Peru have signed the agreement for the establishment of oriGIn…
30/08/2019 – The Supreme Court of Spain ruling on the Manchego case is another good precedent for GIs
Following the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Judgment in Case C-614/17 earlier this year, in which it found that a name protected in the EU as PDO/PGI may be evoked through the use of figurative signs, in…
30/08/2019 – The approval of a new law will allow the registration of geographical indications in Russia
In July 2019, the law amending part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and introducing the protection of geographical indications (scheme which will be available together with the existing appellations of origin one) has been approved. According…
18/07/2019 – The EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), the registration phase of GIs
With respect to the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), the registration phase of GIs (which in this case followed the end of the negotaitions) had started in March. Concerned groups can follow the status of the GI they represent on the…
11/06/2019 – Published a roadmap on a bilateral agreement on GIs between the EU and Mongolia.
On June 11, the Commission published a roadmap regarding the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on GIs between the EU and Mongolia. oriGIn has submitted its comments, reiterating its key principles for GIs protection in bilateral agreements This…
28/06/2019 – The EU and Mercosur reached a political deal for a trade agreement
On 28 June, the EU and Mercosur reached a political deal for a trade agreement . Concerning GIs, 355 EU products’ names will be protected the agreement in the 4 Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and 1 in 3 of…
30/06/2019 – The EU-Vietnam trade agreement is signed by the parties
On 30 June, the EU-Vietnam trade agreement was signed by the parties. Provision concerning GIs can be found in sub-section 3 of the Intellectual Property Chapter (page 21): The GIs included in the lists (160 for the EU and 39 for…
26/06/2019 – Albania joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
On 26 June, Albania became the third country (following Cambodia and Côte d’Ivoire) to accede to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. With the process almost completed in the EU (formal accession expected…
22/08/2019 – Webinar: Fighting against GIs Infringement and Counterfeiting in China
The global expansion of Chinese Internet marketplaces, such as ALIBABA, TMALL, or JD.COM, means that illegal Chinese products with counterfeit GIs are being exported to more and more countries. This results not only in loss of sales for the original…
18/07/2019 – Increase in awareness in the United States as to the importance of geographical origin
Recent court decisions in the United States – concerning a product labelled as Kona Beer while not being produced in Kona, and fruits and vegetables which labels refereed to a Washington farm while coming from all over the world –…
18/07/2019 – Update on EU bilateral agreements concerning GIs (Vietnam, Mercosur, Singapore, Mongolia)
On 30 June, the EU-Vietnam trade agreement was signed by the parties. Provision concerning GIs can be found in sub-section 3 of the Intellectual Property Chapter (page 21): The GIs included in the lists (160 for the EU and 39 for…
28/06/2019 – oriGIn is partner of the EIPIN-IS project
In 2018, to raise GIs awareness among academic circles, oriGIn signed a cooperation agreement with the European Intellectual Property Institutes Network – Innovation Society (EIPIN-IS). EIPIN-IS is a consortium of five European leading intellectual property research centers (Maastricht University, Queen…
01/07/2019 – EUIPO: Launch of the new Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement portal
Earlier in June, the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property (IP) rights of the EUIPO launched the new IP Enforcement portal This portal – which is the integration of the Enforcement Database (EDB) – will serve as a secure…
01/07/2019 – MaïsSucrédeNeuville: Canadian GI registered under the 2017 Bill C-30
In 2016, when the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU was concluded (it provisionally entered into force, including the GIs Chapter, on 21 September 2017), Canada had not notified the EU any agricultural GIs (Canadian GIs…
oriGIn/ITC Online Course “Adding Value to Origin Products Through Geographical Indications (GIs)”
oriGIn in cooperation with the International Trade Center (ITC) developed the online course “Adding Value to Origin Products Through Geographical Indications (GIs)”. It is available on the ITC SME Trade Academy . Through the online course, participants will: Explore the value and…
29/05/2019 – oriGIn Italia: an important step towards stronger coordination of the worldwide geographical indications’ movement
28/05/2019 – Argentina: a new trademark regulation deals with applications consisting of GIs
In Argentina, a new trademark regulation was published in April and will come into force on June 3. It concerns the Law No. 22.362 of December 26, 1980, on Trademarks and Designations (as amended up to Decree No. 27/2018 of January…
28/05/2019 – Myanmar: the new Trademark Law contains GIs provisions
Earlier this year, the Myanmar Trademark Law and Industrial Design Law was finally enacted. GIs, including foreign ones, are now able to obtain protection in Myanmar through registration. In 2017, oriGIn had submitted a contribution to the competent local authorities,…
17/05/2019 – The new sprits regulation contains important advancements for GIs
On 17 May, Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and…
28/05/2019 – Interesting collaboration between EURid and EUIPO to reduce the risks of cybersquatting in the “.eu” domain
The European Registry for Internet Domains (EURid) is the not-for-profit organization that manages the “.eu” and “.ею” (Cyrillic script) domains. EURid works with over 750 accredited registrars. Thanks to the collaboration between EURid and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO),…
