From 2008 to 2015, oriGIn successfully campaigned for the revision of the WIPO Lisbon Agreement on the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, in particular for its modernization and the strengthening of protection for Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin. Following its entry into force on 26 February 2020, oriGIn encourages all WIPO Member States to ratify the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (as adopted on May 20, 2015).
Likewise, oriGIn follows regularly the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), and campaigns for the full protection of GIs in the context of the Internet domain names environment. On this topic, see also the session Internet Domain Names Environment
- 30/11/2023-Second Anniversary of Switzerland’s Accession to the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
- 23/11/2023-New accessions to the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 27/07/2023-oriGIn strongly supported the Lisbon System and the Geneva Act
- 16/06/2023-Press Release: 2023 WIPO Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications: As GIs are becoming a matter of public interest, for their potential in terms of local sustainable development and capacity to respond to some of the emerging consumers’ societal demands, rebranding strategies – leveraging from the local specificities of products – represent an opportunity for concerned stakeholders.
- 02/06/2023-Tunisia joined the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 10/05/2023-Political agreement on the EU Regulation on Craft and Industrial GIs and EU accession to the Geneva Act
- 27/04/2023-Videos featuring oriGIn members published by WIPO at the occasion of the 2023 World Intellectual property Day
- 26/04/2023-Happy World Intellectual Property Day !
- 15/02/2023-The African Intellectual Property Organization joins the WIPO Geneva Act
- 15/12/2022- CJEU: Ruling on the dispute between the European Commission and the Council over Decision (EU) 2019/1754 of 7 October 2019 on the accession of the European Union to the Geneva Act
- 05/12/2022-On 5 December in Geneva, at the World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO), oriGIn presented the results of the 2022 “GI Trends” Panel
- 31/08/2022- Proposal and adoption of amendments to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
- 27/07/2022-Peru joins the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
- 15/06/2022- oriGIn and IPI organize a meeting on the oriGIn Worldwide GIs Compilation in the framework of the WIPO Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System
- 08/06/2022-The Czech Republic joined the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
- 25/05/2022- Opinion concerning the authorization granted to EU Member States to accede to the Geneva Act alongside the European Union
- 02/05/2022-oriGIn comments on the UDRP fairness and capacity to address abuse in domain names environment
- 26/04/2022-oriGIn and its members celebrate the 2022 World Intellectual Property Day dedicate to youth using IP to shape a better future
- 11/04/2022- Cape Verde joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 16/12/2021- News on the Lisbon System
- 06/09/2021 – oriGIn is a global reference for crucial topic concerning GIs
- 06/09/2021 – The forthcoming WIPO Worldwide Symposium on GIs
- 06/09/2021 – Switzerland joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 16/07/2021- Hungary joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and the EU establishes the first list of AO and GIs to be protected under the system
- 14/06/2021 – WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center administrative decision (Case No. D2021-0690) concerning the disputed domain name “gorgonzola.info”
- 26/04/2021 – Press Release: The global alliance of Geographical Indications (GIs) celebrates the 2021 World Intellectual Property Day
- 15/04/2021 – Oman joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 25/02/2021 – World IP Day – WIPO: The 2021 edition will celebrate small and medium-sized enterprises
- 28/01/2021 – France has joined the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 23/12/2020 – Lao PDR became a party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 07/07/2020 – Outcome of our webinar on the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 17/06/2020 – Switzerland will soon join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 10/06/2020 – Read the interview with oriGIn Managing Director Massimo Vittori on the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, in the lasted edition of the Italian Journal of Dairy Science and Technology
- 26/04/2020 – Press Release : GIs celebrate the 2020 World IP Day on efforts to create a green future
- 22/04/2020 – World IP Day, Sustainability: IP rights at the heart of efforts to create a green future
- 09/03/2020 – WIPO Geneva Act: Time for oriGIn Members to work at the national level to facilitate the ratification of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 26/02/2020 – The WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement enters into force today: the long-awaited international register for Geographical Indications is now a reality
- 11/02/2020 – oriGIn works to improve consumer trust and IP protection in the Internet domain names environment
- 26/11/2019 – WIPO: With the EU accession, the Geneva Act will enter into force in February 2020
- 18/10/2019 – The Geneva Act of the WIPO Lisbon Agreement poised to enter into force early in 2020
- 26/06/2019 – Albania joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 18/04/2019 – There are not legal barriers to extend the UDRP to GIs for disputes concerning second level domains’ registrations
- 09/04/2019 – oriGIn side event on GIs protection at the next WIPO SCT
- 14/03/2019 – Modalities of the EU accession to the Geneva Act
- 08/02/2019 – Albania joins the Lisbon Agreement while the EU discusses the modalities of its accession to the Geneva Act
- 01/02/2019 – The JURI Committee of the European Parliament takes into account oriGIn’s concerns with respect to the proposed modalities for the EU to join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 19/11/2018 – oriGIn Letter to Ms Rozière, Member of the European Parliament, on oriGIn’s concerns regarding the European Commission’s proposal for the accession of the European Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 19/11/2018 – oriGIn letter to Director General Jerzy Bogdan PLEWA, Directorate General for Agriculture and rural development on “Questions regarding the European Commission proposal on the accession of the European Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement”
- 23/10/2018 – GI face-off – debating current geographical indication protections, By Massimo Vittori and Shawna Morris (World Trademark Review)
- 28/09/2018 – Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement: Côte d’Ivoire became the second country to join
- 27/09/2018 – Press release: oriGIn calls on the WIPO Member States to join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 11/09/2018 – The EC recommends the EU to join the Geneva Act
- 20/06/2018 – WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center administrative panel decision on “rioja.com”
- 09/05/2018 – WIPO survey on the existing state of play of GIs in the Domain Names System (DNS)
- 26/04/2018 – World Intellectual Property Day 2018
- 13/03/2018 – Cambodia is the first country to join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- 11/01/2018 – EU accession to the Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
- 30/10/2017 – Powerful combinations produce exponential results: oriGIn Worldwide Geographical Indications (GIs) Compilation
- 11/10/2017 – oriGIn at G7 GI Conference & the “Bergamo Declaration”
- 05/06/2017 – Gorgonzola, gTLDs and UDRP: Urgent need to review the UDRP rules concerning GIs
- 28/03/2017 – Press Release: Geographical Indications (GIs): A global phenomenon seeking pragmatic solutions for effective protection
- 22/03/2017 – oriGIn presentation of the compilation of all GIs currently protected in the world
- 08/03/2017 – oriGIn shapes the debate on GIs protection at WIPO
- 03/10/2016 – oriGIn panel discussion on the “Challenges for GIs and country names in the Internet domain names’ environment”
- 07-09/06/2016 – Working Group for the Preparation of Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement: First Session
- 23/05/2016 – Interesting domain name decision concerning “lambrusco.wine” under the UDRP
- 25-27/04/2016 – Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications: Thirty-Fifth Session
- 25/04/2016 – WIPO Update on Trademark-Related Aspects of the Domain Name System
- 25/04/2016 – Protection of geographical indications and country names in the domain name system – Proposal by the delegations of the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Moldova and Switzerland
- 25/04/2016 – Proposal from the United States of America to the Standing Committee on Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs (SCT) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – Work Plan for Exploring the Feasibility of a Geographical Indications Filing System
- 14/04/2016 – Increase in disputes concerning gTLDs
- 27/01/2016 – All you need to know about GIs & Internet domain names in a new oriGIn manual
- 21/10/2015 – GIs: Where to Go From Here (Presentation of Mr. Massimo Vittori at the WIPO Worldwide Symposium on GIs, Budapest)
- 07/07/2015 – Press Release: The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement represents an Historic Opportunity for GIs
- 21/05/2015 – oriGIn’s Press release: Solid Legal Protection for GIs Confirmed at Multilateral Level: The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications adopted at Diplomatic Conference
- 05/11/2014 – oriGIn report of the last Working Group (WG) meeting on the Development of the Lisbon
- 31/10/2014 – Date and Venue Set for Diplomatic Conference on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
- 27-31/10/2014 – 10th session of the Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin)
- 24/10/2014 – oriGIn views on the recent trends in bilateral, “plurilateral” and multilateral negotiations on GIs
- 24/09/2014 – Luncheon Workshop on the Future of the Lisbon System, Geneva
- 2008-2014- Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- 20/05/2013 – oriGIn Members adopted the Declaration of Bordeaux
- 27-29/03/2013 – oriGIn at the 2013 Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications
- 22-24/06/2011 – oriGIn at the 2011 Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications
- 13/01/2010 – oriGIn Flash on “Questions to be Addressed in Response to the Survey on the Lisbon System”
- 19/08/2009 – The Kona Coffee Farmers Association’s (KCFA) Resolution ENDORSING oriGIn’s “TERUEL DECLARATION”
- 26/06/2009 – oriGIn’s members adopted the “Teruel Declaration”
- 26/06/2009 – Over 150 GIs producers and specialists from some 40 countries gathered in Teruel (Spain) at the OriGIn fourth General Assembly and renewed their full support for the WTO “Majority Proposal” on GI Extension and the Multilateral Register
- 15/11/2005 – The members of oriGIn adopted the “Hangzhou Declaration“
- 11/06/2003 – Geneva declaration
- 11/06/2003 – Producers’ message
