The Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill, was introduced into Parliament in November 2015 to update the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006. The Bill was debated for the
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which thought its Arbitration and Mediation Centre is one of the service providers accredited by the ICANN to manage the UDRP, in March released data showing that
On 7 June 2015, following the signature of the standard agreement for establishing a national/regional section of oriGIn, the Portuguese Association of agro-food GIs (QUALIFICA) became the Portuguese section of oriGIn. After France and
The EU and Canada have recently concluded a free trade agreement containing provisions on geographical indications (GIs). This short note (the full article is available in English and in Italian) looks at the
On May 9, following the action lodged by the “Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola” (hereinafter “the Consorzio”), the Turin business Court (hereinafter “the Court”) invalidated the Italian trademark “GORGO CAPRA” for
The OHIM’s Opposition Division, in its Decision of February 2, 2015, in the opposition proceedings B 2133828, refused the registration of the Community Trade Mark “COLOMBUENO” in class 43 (‘services for providing food
Earlier in October, at the Anuga “International Food Exhibition” held in Cologne (Germany), the ex officio protection proved once again to be a very power tool for the enforcement of GIs. On the
Café de Colombia On 18 September, the General Court of the EU ruled on case T-387/13 (“Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia” v. OHMI, the other party to the proceedings before the Board
In November, the General Court of the EU (Fourth Chamber) ruled on case T-659/14 (“Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto” – IVDP, the public body in charge of the protection of
Since March 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan has been working to establish a sui generis system for agricultural GIs. “The Act for Protection of Designated Agricultural, Forestry
This judgment is interesting because deals with the concept of evocation under Article 16(b) of the EU Spirit Drinks Regulation (EC, No 110/2008) in relation to “Verlados”, a Finnish cider spirit. The issue
The European Commission is currently discussing the possibility to simplify the EU quality policy, in particular with respect to the administrative aspects of the 4 existing GIs Regulations covering agricultural products and foodstuffs,
American Origin Products: The Ginseng Story, Mr. Butch Weege, President, American Origin Products Association, Past Int’l Marketing Director, Ginseng Board of WI PDOs and PGIs system, Sustainability & Growth, Certification & Safety,Transparency, Mr.
Over the years, the EU has negotiated with several trade partners a number of bilateral agreements (GIs Agreements, Free Trade Agreement with a GI chapter, Cooperation Agreement with implications for GIs, etc…) for
Agreements on GI wines EU – Australia Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (2008). See GI relevant rules: Title II, page 4 and the GI list: Annexe II, page
The role of this civil dialogue group will be to assist the Commission in maintaining a regular dialogue on all matters related to the policy on quality, on the one hand, and the policy
Revised Draft Reference Document on the Protection of Country Names Against Registration and Use as Trademarks Study on the Protection of Country Names Update on Trademark-Related Aspects of the Domain Name System
oriGIn regularly attends the meetings of Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) established at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1998.
Since its establishment in 2009, oriGIn has been participating in the Working Group of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in charge of the revision of the Lisbon Agreement on the Protection of
Within the framework of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) oriGIn is represented in several working groups, including the one on Public Awarness.
Within the framework of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) oriGIn is represented in several working groups, including the one on legal issues.
