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16/12/2021-GIs are strengthening in Africa

GIs are strengthening in Africa, thanks to collaborative projects between local and international institutions. Among others, the Continental Strategy for Geographical Indications in Africa 2018-2023, endorsed in October 2017 by the AU Commission, in collaboration with the OAPI, the ARIPO,…

Press Release: oriGIn faces the challenges of the post-covid scenario with renewed enthusiasm: announced the election of a new President and a donation to oriGIn by the CRT as a sign of recognition of its international status as leading NGO in the field of Geographical Indications

Geneva, 23 November 2021: Two hundred participants from 35 countries have registered for oriGIn 2021 Biannual Meeting, which started today with the organization’s Statutory Assembly and will continue tomorrow with a conference on the latest Geographical Indications trends at the…

04/11/2021-WIPO Virtual GIs Exhibition

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…

14/10/2021- Members’ Voice: The PDO Comté recognised in a study commissioned by WWF and Greenpeace for its efforts in favour of the environment, from the press release published on 30 September by the association in charge of the PDO Comté

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…

14/09/2021 – “Qvevri”: first non-agricultural GI of Georgia, by Medea Tchitchinadze, Head of Trademarks and Geographical Indications First Division, National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti)

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…

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