oriGIn represents today some 576 organisations of producers and other GI-related institutions from 40 countries. Through such a global network, GI groups and institutions exchange experience and “best-practices.” At our regular international events (conferences, exhibitions, round-tables, etc.) organisations of producers have the chance to meet other GI groups from all over the world facing similar challenges, as well as GI experts and potential business partners.
Thanks to its global nature, oriGIn has become a partner of several international actors working on GIs. The organisers of seminars, symposia and workshops on GIs team-up with oriGIn’s to have represented in such occasions the pragmatic and innovative point of view that our organisation always brings.
Following the decentralization strategy approved by oriGIn 2017 General Assembly, European members gathered in Brussels to launch oriGIn EU, the Brussels-based antenna of the global GIs groups alliance. Program Read
On 27-28 February 2018 oriGIn will participate in the II International Seminar on Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications, which will take place at the University of Alicante (Spain). The
The 13th and the 14th December, oriGIn organizes in Casablanca, in partnership with the “Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale” (OMPIC), the French “Institut National de la Propriété
oriGIn participated in the INTA 2017 Brand Authenticity conference which took place in Berlin (Germany) from 30 November to 01 December 2017. Our Managing Director, Massimo Vittori, spoke about “Cultural Sustainability” in Section
oriGIn organized the side-event “Powerful combinations produce exponential results – oriGIn worldwide Geographical Indications (GIs) compilation”, which took place on Monday 30 October in Geneva, from 1 pm to 3 pm, at the
The biannual meeting of oriGIn was held in Treviso (Italy) from 17 to 19 October 2017, organized in cooperation with the “Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione d’Origine Controllata (DOC) Prosecco”.
On October 11th, 2017, oriGIn participated in the G7 GI Conference organized, at the occasion of the G7 Ministerial Meeting Agriculture, in Bergamo (Italy). GI producers’ organizations, stakeholders, policymakers and experts
oriGIn is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) on the identification of sustainability priorities for GIs. The objective of oriGIn and the FAO is to
In the framework of the 37th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), oriGIn organized a side-event on “oriGIn compilation
From 05 to 7December 2016 oriGIn participated @ XIX Working sessions and Council of “Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual” (ASIPI) held in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Elio De Tullio, associate member of
On December 2, oriGIn organized and moderated a panel on “GIs on the Internet: Challenges Related to gTLDs and E-Commerce” at the INTA Digital World Conference in Brussels. The objective
From 24 to 28 October 2016, a “GIs week” was held in Vientiane (Lao PDR), organized by the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Science and Technology of
On October 3 in Geneva, within the framework of the fifty-sixth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), oriGIn organized
From 20 to 23 September 2016 oriGIn participated in the MARQUES 30th Annual Conference on “BRANDS versus TRADEMARKS – TRADEMARKS versus BRANDS” which took place in Villaitana, Alicante (Spain). Massimo Vittori, Managing Director of
In 2015, significant progress was made at the EU level towards the protection of non-agricultural products geographical indications (GIs). On 6 October 2015, the EU Parliament adopted a resolution supporting
On 14 March 2016, the event “TTIP & GIs from the point of view of consumers: transparency v. misleading practices”, organized by the Consorzio del formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, took place at
oriGIn and INTA are interested in having clear and not-conflicting relationship between GIs and trademarks. At the forthcoming INTA’s Geographical Names Conference (visit www.inta.org/2015GI to learn more about the conference
The 7th Statutory General Assembly of oriGIn was held in Fortaleza on 10 November 2015 with the participation of some 60 representatives of GI producers’ groups and other institutions from
oriGIn together with Junta de Andalucía and Ms. Virginie ROZIERE, with the participation of Mr. Nicola DANTI, S&D members of the Parliament, organized a conference on “Non-agricultural Geographical Indications (GIs):
Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries entered into force on 24 November 2014 and will be
Within the framework of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of a New Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration,
