GIs have become a global phenomenon. As a result, national laws are rapidly evolving. Are you familiar with your national regulation concerning GIs? Do you know the applicable rules in foreign countries where you are (or wish to be) exporting? Are you aware of your national authorities’ position on international negotiations impacting on GIs? Does your organization wish to influence this process?
oriGIn provides invaluable technical support in the form of periodical reports, newsletters, studies, information on court decisions and national laws, as well as other material on GIs. The oriGIn’s network represents a unique source of information on the main subjects touching upon GIs (legal protection, quality control, marketing, sustainability, etc.).
oriGIn Alerts
oriGIn members benefit of a dynamic and interactive information service – the “oriGIn Alerts”. Through this service, oriGIn members are up to date with respect to our activities (policy and advocacy, committees where oriGIn is represented, events organised by our members, etc.) as well as GI policy developments and courts’ rulings. Meanwhile, members who wish to share information on their activities/initiatives within the oriGIn network, can do so through the “oriGIn Alerts”.
oriGIn Publications
Policy and advocacy
We have become the voice of GI Groups within the main international and regional fora, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the European Union (EU), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), etc… In those fora, and in coordination with its members, oriGIn regularly expresses its views in favor of a fair and transparent legal framework for the protection of GIs.
