In 2021, as part of the Sustainability Strategy for Geographical Indications (SSGI), the FAO and oriGIn efforts have focused in developing and testing tools for GIs groups for assessing current sustainability performances (economic, social, environmental and governance) and improving them.…
Scotch Whisky is the spirit of the Scottish landscape. The natural resources used to make it come from some of the most beautiful parts of Scotland, and the industry has long been determined to play its part in preserving the…
At the occasion of the 2021 WIPO “Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications”, a virtual exhibition has been launched and will be available until March 2022. The exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to discover WIPO’s work in the field of geographical…
Thanks to the work of the project’s partners, the first results of the LIFE TTGG can be seen with respect to one the PDO value chain involved, Grana Padano. “By joining this project, we set three main objectives: understanding the…
The French group in charge of the GI Cognac (the “Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac” – BNIC) has recently obtained a favorable decision in a counterfeiting case in China. On 2 September, the Court of Chengdu ruled in favor of…
India is experiencing a boost in GIs registrations. Recently, 51 new GIs entered the national GI registry in Chennai, including 12 from the EU. Among them: Münchner Bier (Germany), Gorgonzola (Italy), Chios Mastiha (Greece) and Žatecký chmel (Czech Republic). For…
An independent study, finalized by the “Bureau d’analyse sociétale pour une information citoyenne” (Basic) for WWF and Greenpeace France, was presented to the press on 28 September. The study recognized the Comté chain as one of the most advanced in…
On 15 September, for the first time, more than 40 key actors in the production and marketing of wine around the world have joined forces to accelerate action as sustainability challenges mount. The newly formed Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) is…
The Neuville Sweet Corn protected geographical indication is reserved for sweet corn grown and harvested in Neuville. You have no choice but to travel to get a taste. In Neuville, Quebec, Canada, to be precise, where several producers have a…
In the framework of the debate on non-agricultural GIs in the EU, the European Commission has recently published the “Study on enforcement and control rules for geographical indication (GI) protection for non-agricultural products in the EU”. The full version of…
In judgment of 9 September 2021 in case C-783/19, the CJEU clarified that the protection of geographical indications in the EU covers also contested signed used in respect of not comparable products (including services) to the ones of protected names…
In 2018, the FAO and oriGIn had developed the Sustainability Strategy for Geographical Indications (SSGI) to support groups and associations to respond to sustainability challenges through a participative approach within value chains. Since then, the FAO/oriGIn collaboration has continued, focusing…
The Neuville Sweet Corn protected geographical indication is reserved for sweet corn grown and harvested in Neuville. You have no choice but to travel to get a taste. In Neuville, Quebec, Canada, to be precise, where several producers have a…
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With the close cooperation of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and the Georgian National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti), “Qvevri” was recently added to the State Registry of Geographical Indications (the list of national GIs recognized in…
“Brunello di Montalcino” is a famous Italian wine PDO recognized at the EU level as well as in several foreign jurisdictions via bilateral agreements . Prior to the protection in China conferred to the PDO by the bilateral agreement with the…
On 31 August, Switzerland joined the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. The Act will enter into force on 1 December 2021 with respect to the country. Both Swiss Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications – such as Swiss…
Over the years, oriGIn has become a truly global reference on GIs, both in terms of protection and legal issues as well as cooperation and awareness raising among groups with respect to emerging topics of common interest, such as sustainability.…
Last May, oriGIn joined forces with the FAO, CIRAD and the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, to organize an independent dialogue on “Geographical Indications for a territorial approach to the SDGs”, in the context of the United Nations Food…
The COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us to reinvent our way of working. During the last 16 months, through webinars and online meetings, we kept you informed about the latest trends concerning GIs at the global level and engaged in…
Willamette Valley wines is now a “Protected Geographical Indication” in the EU. This is the second US Geographical Indication registered in the EU, after Napa Valley PDO wines. To know more about distinctive products in the US, please consult the…
