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On December 3rd, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published a “STUDY ON EU MEMBER STATES´ POTENTIAL FOR PROTECTING CRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS”. Finalized by the Law Firm DE TULLIO & PARTNERS, supported by oriGIn, KPMG Tax &…

Our global network is an ideal platform for the exchange of best practices among groups and experts on practical topics of interest for GIs, from legal and enforcement issues, to controls, associations and sustainability. In this framework, we are implementing…

In September 2024, an interesting decision was issued by Afnic, the French non-for-profit body in charge of managing the ccTLD “.fr”. The domain name cotesdeprovence.fr had been registered in 2004 by the Société AOC et Cies, specialized in computer services.…

The book “LA REGULACIÓN DE LAS DENOMINACIONES DE ORIGEN NO AGRÍCOLAS” has been recently published. The author, Pilar Montero García-Noblejas, is an Associate Professor, accredited as a Full Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Alicante. She is also…

The last 6 of August, the United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) regarding the COLOGNE & COGNAC ENTERTAINMENT mark. The contested trademark had been filed…

Mejillón de Galicia (in Spanish) or Mexillón de Galicia (in Gallego) is an EU-registered Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) since 2007. Ramon Franco S.A. is a company based in Galicia producing canned mussels, which do not correspond to the PDO…

Over the years, GIs have generated increasing interest with respect to sustainability. On the one hand, the evolution of “societal” values, consumers’ perceptions and trade regulations are pushing all economic sectors – including agricultural and food value chains – to…