Over the years, oriGIn built a truly international network of GI producers and specialists and acquired significant knowledge and expertise in several areas touching upon GIs (legal protection, socio-economic impact, marketing and certification issues, quality, etc.).
Earlier in July, an amendment to Russia’s Federal Law “On State Regulation of Production and Turnover of Alcoholic Products” (available here in Russian) was passed. The new law will prevent legitimate Champagne producers
On 25 June, the European Institutions reached an agreement on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will cover the period 2023-2027. With respect to the issue of further strengthening the protection of
In the context of the revision of the EU Promotion Policy and the ongoing discussions on the draft 2022 Annual Work Programme, the undersigned agri-food sector organisations, which are members of the Civil
Today, the European Institutions found an agreement on the future Common Agricultural Policy that will apply from 2023. oriGIn EU and its members welcome the efforts made by all stakeholders involved to reach
The online event on “Promoting solid groups and controls as well as fully understanding sustainability issues: challenges for GIs in Latin America”, organized by oriGIn in cooperation with ASIPI, was held on 22
In the framework of our series of webinars “The oriGIn International GIs agenda” a seventh online event was held on 22 June. The webinar, organized in cooperation with the “Asociación Interamericana de la
Following the entry into force of the Geographical Indications (Registration and Protection) Act, 2020 “Basmati Rice” was first registered in Pakistan in January 2021, followed by 10 additional products’ names (for agricultural products: “Chaunsa
On May 20, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Case No. D2021-0690, Sole Panelist Eva Fiammenghi) issued an administrative decision under the Unifor Dispute Resolution Policy (URDP) concerning the disputed domain name “gorgonzola.info”.
Following a trend of the last years towards the consolidation of GI protection vis-à-vis conflicting trademark applications filed after a GI is registered, interesting decisions have been adopted by the European Union Intellectual
In May, I had the privilege of participating in GIs events in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon, on behalf of the oriGIn Executive Committee. In these countries, which are members of the African Intellectual
The global alliance of Geographical Indications (GIs) celebrates today the 2021 World Intellectual Property Day. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) initiative is dedicated this year to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which
Next Monday, April 26, do not forget to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day, dedicated this year to small and medium-sized enterprises. Here is the key message of the oriGIn campaign for the
The registration of” Hellim/Halloumi” as a PDO in EU for the whole island of Cyprus can be identified as a significant day for Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot producers. Hellim/Halloumi has been produced
Following the comments from, and exchange with, its members, earlier this week oriGIn EU – the European branch of the worldwide GIs coalition – responded to the questionnaire and submitted its written comments in the
On March 20, Oman joined the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. Oman will be able to protect national Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications – such as ‘Omani frankincense’ (essential oil), ‘Al-Jabali
The decision adopted by the Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual property Office (EUIPO) concerning the trademark international registration designating the European Union No 1 474 686 ‘CHAMPAWS’, for pet foods and
oriGIn is proud and grateful to all the women working on GIs value chains and associations around the world, contributing to their success #IWD2021 #WomenWeek. Some GI Groups campaigns #IWD2021 #WomenWeek AssoDistil Bureau
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and women’s equality.
The EU-China bilateral agreement on GIs entered into force on March the 1st. Here are the agreement main points: 100 GIs from each party (see Annex III and Annex IV of the agreement
Every year, on April 26, the international IP community celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day. The 2021 edition will be dedicated to the millions of small and medium-sized enterprises that operate every day
In June 2020, an examination procedure following a complaint on obstacles to the import of ‘Tequila’ in the European Union (EU) was opened by the European Commission (DG Trade). This followed a decision
