On July 18, Peru deposited the instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indication, in the context of the Sixty-third series of meetings
Over the last months, the GI case law was further consolidated by interesting rulings and decisions. On May 25, the Court of Venice, upheld the arguments put forward by the Consorzio Tutela Grana
Europe’s legal regime for protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) primarily comprises of highly evolved, multi-sectoral regulations pertaining to products and produce – from agricultural products to wines & spirits, and more such items.
Two major legislative processes related to GIs are currently under discussion at the European level. oriGIn EU is following closely both dossiers. On the one hand, in March the European Commission has proposed
On June 30, the European Commission and the New-Zealand authorities concluded the negotiations of an ambitious trade agreement, which will open significant market opportunities for both parties. Moreover, the agreement will protect in
The new GI Act of Malaysia entered into force on 18 March 2022. The law does not provide robust protection for all GIs. It provides the registration of names for 10 years (renewable)
On June 2, the Government of the Czech Republic deposited its instrument of accession to the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, which now covers
On 10 March, following the request of the “Comité Champagne” and of the “Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité”, INAO (request no. FR-2022-02678), the Afnic issued an interesting decision concerning the
Earlier in May, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has drafted the implementing rules and regulations on Geographical Indications, a new independent sui generis law. At the moment GIs are protected
The Law on Geographical Indications (GIs), adopted by Uzbekistan on 21 December 2021, entered into force on 3 March. A law on trademarks, service marks and names of place of origin of goods
Last chance to register for the webinar “Geographical Indications in Africa: Launch of AfrIPI’s manual” which will take place on 03 May from 15:00 to 16:30 CET (Geneva time). The webinar will be
In the context of the recent ICANN Public Comment proceeding on the UDRP, oriGIn and some of its members submitted comments. The main message transmitted to the ICANN is that UDRP is unfair
On 26 April, we invite all our members to celebrate the 2022 World Intellectual Property Day, dedicated to young people using their energy and ingenuity to shape a better future. Here is a
On April 6, the Government of Cape Verde deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, which now covers 36 jurisdictions. The Geneva Act will enter into force
oriGIn is one of the partners of the forthcoming event ”Global Perspectives on Geographical Indications: An International Conference for Researchers, Policymakers and Practitioners”, which will take place in Montpellier Agropolis (France) on 5-8
After 6 years of litigation, the Barcelona Court of Appeal concludes that the use of the sign “CHAMPANILLO” constitutes an infringement of the Champagne designation of origin (PDO) as well as a misappropriation
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is an ICANN policy that went into effect on 24 October 1999. It establishes an administrative dispute-resolution procedure to deal with abusive registrations of second
On Thursday, March 3, the procedure for the transformation of the National Grappa Institute into the National association for the protection of the GI Grappa was concluded. The GI Grappa has been protected
On March 9, the Federal government of California recognized the San Luis Obispo wine region as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) under the name “San Luis Obispo Coast” (SLO Coast). This registration will
On 10 March, under Regulation 1151/2012, the European Commission registered “Penja Pepper” as a protected geographical indication (PGI). “Penja Pepper”, grown in Cameroon on volcanic soil, was the first GI to be recognised
