Dear member, Following the 2023 successful edition in Geneva , we invite interested parties within our network to submit their candidatures to host the 2025 oriGIn Biennial Meeting. Candidatures, to be sent to ida@origin-gi.com no later than 28 June 2024,…
The ethnic, climatic, and cultural diversity of Mexico makes it a fertile territory for enjoying unique and original products, whether agro-industrial or artisanal, both with a distinctive character and recognized reputation around the world. The result of the fusion between…
On 12 January, the INDECOPI Peru protected a new appellation of origin for “Oregano de Tacna,” recognizing its distinctive and unique characteristics. This aims to enhance its commercialization and global positioning. Over 2,500 producers will benefit from this appellation enabling…
On March 2 2020 , the EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal issued a landmark decision in the matter of misleading trademarks, those that suggest a geographical origin which is not true, and which deceives consumers. The concerned trademark “La Irlandesa”…
Since 2022, oriGIn monitors once a year the major trends affecting, and the sentiment of, GIs worldwide through a survey sent to the associations representing some of the 25 most relevant GIs in terms of turnover and export (the survey…
According to art.5 of the oriGIn Statutes , Golden Members are GIs groups and associations of groups which, on a voluntary basis, decide to pay a higher oriGIn membership fee to expand the association’s activities internationally. As of 2024, Golden…
Discover some recent interesting job & training opportunities within institutions (groups, associations, public institutions, private bodies, …) of the GI sector: Animateur – Chargé de promotion des produits : Fromages AOP-IGP, Vins AOP, Pommes et Poires IGP de Savoie CDI…
Dear Members, over the years, you have increasingly requested oriGIn support in enforcement activities, both formally and informally (details can be found on the oriGIn Website in the sections Enforcement and Relations with Trademarks ): oriGIn involvement in such activities…
As of January 1, 2024, a new exclusive Combined Nomenclature (CN) for the PGI “Plátano de Canarias” is operational in the EU custom code. The CN serves as an international system for classifying and identifying goods used in customs declarations…
In Brazil, the group in charge of the PDO Asiago obtained the cancellation of the figurative trademark “ASIAGO CCFN”, which had been filed in 2020 by CONSORTIUM FOR COMMON FOOD NAMES HOLDINGS INC. The Brazilian Trademark Office, which initially had…
Dear members and oriGIn community, As 2023 come to an end, we would like to review some of the main achievements we have accomplished together this year. First of all, our Biennial Meeting, held in Geneva from 5-7 October, was…
In August, oriGIn requested to intervene before the General Court of the EU in support of the position of Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (Comité Champagne) and Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO), in case T-239/23…
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the draft rules to amend the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “Rules, 2002”). The draft was published in the Gazette on October 17, 2023, and…
The Governments and other institutions across the world have been making concerted efforts to provide a proper status to Geographical Indications (GI) products across the world. In spite of these efforts, there is still a gap when it comes to…
The European Parliament (EP) and the Council have taken decisive steps towards the revision of the European policy on geographical indications (GIs). On 27 November the Special Committee on Agriculture gave its support to the compromise reached by the “trilogue”…
On December 11, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and oriGIn will co-hosted the “Fourth Regional Consultation on Geographical Indication in Europe and Central Asia – Virtual”. The online meeting is organized in the context…
Discover some recent interesting job & training opportunities within institutions (groups, associations, public institutions, private bodies, …) of the GI sector: Directeur des ressources humaines/Directrice des ressources humaines (Comité Champagne) Stage Assistant(e) de Projets Internationaux (H/F) (Comité Champagne) Stage Assistant(e)…
On November 30th, at the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of Switzerland’s accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, the Swiss Federal Office of Intellectual Property (IPI) and oriGIn organized an…
The WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications continues to generate interest and attract contracting Parties. Over the last six months, the following countries acceded to the treaty: The Russian Federation (11 May).…
Introduction On 16 November 2023, the Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products entered into force. Its full implementation is scheduled for 1 December 2025. Existing national rights (within EU Member States having…
In the second part of 2023, other positive decisions for GIs concerning recognition and enforcement have been issued in several jurisdictions around the world. Some examples: Gorgonzola recognized in Chile In August, the Chilean Trademark Office (INAPI) registered “Gorgonzola” as…
