oriGIn is glad to have joined forces with the FAO, Cirad and IPI Switzerland, for the organization of an Independent Dialogue on Geographical Indications on 27 May in the context of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. We will discuss how…
On 20 April, oriGIn organized a meeting to discuss sustainability trends and promote an exchange of best practices within the origin spirits sector. Presentations delivered: – Scotch Whisky Association, Ms Morag Garden, Head of Sustainability & Innovation – Assodistil (Grappa),…
In the framework of our series of webinars “the oriGIn International GIs agenda”, a fifth online event was held on 23 March. The webinar, organized in cooperation with the Peru National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property…
In the framework of the series of webinars “The oriGIn International GIs agenda” a fourth online event was held on 4 February to discuss the latest developments concerning the protection of GIs in China, including the concluded EU-China Agreement (see here…
Online event on Wrapping-up. The way forward Date: 02 December 2020 Time: 3-5.00 PM Program and presentations 15.00 Opening : Ms. Anna Lartey, Director Food and Nutrition Division, FAO 15.20 Outcomes from the thematic webinars – Trends in the beverage…
Online event on Indigenous people, local communities and traditional knowledge. Date: 24 November 2020 Time: 3-5.30 PM Program and presentations 15.00-15.10-Opening Ms. Florence Tartanac and Mr. Wend Wendland, Director, Traditional Knowledge Division, Global Issues Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 15.10-15.30-GIs…
Online event on Contributions of GI to sustainable healthy diets. Date: 18 November 2020 Time: 9-11.30 AM Program and presentations 09:00 Opening: Claude Vermot-Desroches, president of oriGIn and oriGIn France, and Florence Tartanac (FAO) 09:10 Key Presentations: – GI and health:…
Online event on “Conservation of resources and climate change”, organized in cooperation with the LIFE Date: 17 November Time: 3 to 5.00 pm (CET) Program and presentations 15:00- Opening, background and objectives: Mr. Massimo Vittori (oriGIn) 15:05- Keynote: Efforts to reduce…
Online event on “Sustainable management of wild collected products for GIs”, organized in cooperation with European Forest Institute (EFI) Date: 12 November Time: 3 to 5.30 pm (CET) Program and presentations Moderator: Carsten Smith-Hall, University of Copenhagen 15:00 Opening: Background,…
Online event on “How GI strategies can help developing countries pursue sustainability objectives”, organized in cooperation with IPI Switzerland Date: 11 November Time: 3 to 5.30 pm (CET) Program and presentations 15:00 Opening, background and objectives: Mr. Massimo Vittori (oriGIn)…
27 October 2020, 15:00-17:00 CET Trends in the beverage sector. The case of wine. In collaboration with Equalitas (English) Speakers’ presentations Webinar Report 11 November 2020, 15:00-17:00 CET How GI strategies can help developing countries pursue sustainability objectives. In collaboration with…
Quality products that are deeply rooted in a given geographical area play a key role in the economy. They can also contribute to social development and the preservation of local resources. Natural features – as well as tradition and culture,…
Online event on “Trends in the wine sector”, organized in cooperation with EQUALITAS Date: 27 October Time: 3 to 5 pm (CET) Program and presentations 15:00-Opening, background and objectives: Mr. Massimo Vittori (oriGIn) 15:05-Keynote: Sustainability certification in viniculture: a…
As Brexit negotiations enter a crucial face, oriGIn is glad to be a partner of Brand Dialogue in the organization of its annual forum, focused this year on the future of GIs in the UK. The Forum, which will be…
The third webinar of the series “The oriGIn International GIs Agenda” was held on 10 September. It was an opportunity to review the criteria and conditions for GIs groups and institutions in a given country to establish an oriGIn national…
The second webinar of the series “the oriGIn International GIs agenda” was held on 16 July, with the participation of GIs groups, IP offices, policy-makers, law firms and universities from 25 countries. It addressed the concept of evocation in the…
On 30 June, we organized the first webinar of our series on the oriGIn International GIs Agenda. Massimo Vittori, Director of oriGIn, opened the session and explained the process which led to the adoption of the Geneva Act in 2015…
On 5 November, with the support of 3 Members of the European Parliament – Ms. Sander, Ms. Tolleret and Mr. De Castro – oriGIn EU will organise in Brussels a meeting on “Geographical Indications: The future of a major pillar…
The 2019 oriGIn Biannual Meeting was held in Tbilisi (Georgia), on 23-25 September 2019. The meeting was organized in cooperation with the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (SAKPATENTI), with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Key-note speech The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and perspectives for the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) at the international level, Ms. Alexandra Grazioli, Director of the Lisbon Registry, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Plenary session: Crucial issues…
