oriGIn is a partner of the 16th annual Brand Finance Global Forum, which will focus on “Understanding the Value of Geographic Branding”, which will be held in London on 2 April. Issues such as – What role should geographic identity…
On 3-4 October, a conference on “Trade Marks (TM) and Geographical Indications (GIs): Future Perspectives” was held in Alicante, co-organized by the EUIPO and DG AGRI. The conference tackled interesting issues such as GIs as earlier rights in TM opposition…
oriGIn is at the 2018 INTA Annual Meeting in Seattle to speak about the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) in trade agreements and in the Domain Name Space. Read more on World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) @ Geographical Indications: Hear…
Every 26 April WIPO celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day to promote intellectual property rights (IPRs). This year edition is dedicated to women and their role in intellectual property. oriGIn is glad to join in the celebration of the 2018…
Following the decentralization strategy approved by oriGIn 2017 General Assembly, European members gathered in Brussels to launch oriGIn EU, the Brussels-based antenna of the global GIs groups alliance. Program Read the Press Release Read the Press
In French Thème 1 : Différencier son produit par une Indication Géographique Modérateur : Monsieur GONOMY – OAPI Intervenants : Définition de l’IG et présentation d’oriGIn – Mme Céline MEYER Le développement des IG sur le continent africain / suivi…
On 27-28 February 2018 oriGIn will participate in the II International Seminar on Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications, which will take place at the University of Alicante (Spain). The Seminar will count with the participation of experts as well…
The 13th and the 14th December, oriGIn organizes in Casablanca, in partnership with the “Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale” (OMPIC), the French “Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle” (INPI), the “Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle” (OAPI)…
oriGIn participated in the INTA 2017 Brand Authenticity conference which took place in Berlin (Germany) from 30 November to 01 December 2017. Our Managing Director, Massimo Vittori, spoke about “Cultural Sustainability” in Section IX. See the program See Massimo Vittori’s Presentation More information on…
oriGIn organized the side-event “Powerful combinations produce exponential results – oriGIn worldwide Geographical Indications (GIs) compilation”, which took place on Monday 30 October in Geneva, from 1 pm to 3 pm, at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), New Building, Room 0.107 (34, chemin des…
The biannual meeting of oriGIn was held in Treviso (Italy) from 17 to 19 October 2017, organized in cooperation with the “Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione d’Origine Controllata (DOC) Prosecco”. In this framework, the Conference “Towards a 2020 Geographical Indications (GIs)…
On October 11th, 2017, oriGIn participated in the G7 GI Conference organized, at the occasion of the G7 Ministerial Meeting Agriculture, in Bergamo (Italy). GI producers’ organizations, stakeholders, policymakers and experts from different countries gathered in Bergamo to draw up, commit…
oriGIn is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) on the identification of sustainability priorities for GIs. The objective of oriGIn and the FAO is to provide guidelines for those GIs that wish to develop a…
On 27 March oriGIn will organize a side-event at the 37th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), to take place in Geneva from 27 to 30 March 2017 (See the program ). The…
KEY-NOTE SPEECH Mr. Matteo Taglienti, Head, Directorate of Planning and Commercial Development, U.O. Anti-Counterfeit and Traceability Solutions, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A Mr. Giuseppe Liberatore, Director general, VALORITALIA PANEL I: LEGAL CERTAINTY & COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE…
In the framework of the 37th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), oriGIn organized a side-event on “oriGIn compilation of all GIs currently protected in the world: Work in…
From 05 to 7December 2016 oriGIn participated @ XIX Working sessions and Council of “Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual” (ASIPI) held in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Elio De Tullio, associate member of oriGIn, delivered a presentation on “GIs protection at international level“. …
On December 2, oriGIn organized and moderated a panel on “GIs on the Internet: Challenges Related to gTLDs and E-Commerce” at the INTA Digital World Conference in Brussels. The objective of the panel was twofold: On the one hand, the…
24-28/10/2016 – oriGIn @ the “GIs week”, Vientiane (Lao PDR). Fatima AMHERI, President of Association Marocaine de l’indication Géographique de l’Huile d’Argane (AMIGHA) and President of oriGIn, will give a presentation in the “Regional Seminar on the Promotion of Geographical Indications: promoting the…
From 24 to 28 October 2016, a “GIs week” was held in Vientiane (Lao PDR), organized by the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Lao PDR, in cooperation with various partners, including oriGIn and…
