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.).
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
The growing popularity of e-commerce in the agribusiness requires from public authorities a renewed commitment in consumer protection, in particular with respect to the fight against counterfeiting, imitations and evocations of GIs. In
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
oriGIn members benefit of a dynamic and interactive information service – the “oriGIn Alerts”. Through this service, oriGIn members are up to date with respect to our activities (policy and advocacy, committees where
Developing a roadmap towards increased sustainability in GI systems In March 2024 oriGIn published – in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – the “Developing a roadmap
Following the Statutary Assembly of oriGIn, on 11 November 2015 an international conference on “Geographical Indications in a Fast Changing world” took place in Fortaleza . The conference tackled some of the most
Informal meeting: The new EU agricultural products’ promotion policy, Fresh opportunities for GIs and the role of oriGIn. Speakers’ presentations on best practices in the implementation of EU promotional programs under Regulation 3/2008:
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,
Opening speech, Ms Lilia Bolocan, Director General, State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI), Republic of Moldova Countries’ experience: – Benin: Ms Carole Tawema, Founding Partner, Karethic – Cambodia: Mr Lao Reasey, Deputy Director,
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
14/06/2008 – Letter to Minister R. Stephanes (MAPA of Brazil) on the Proposed standards for “Tequila” notified by Brazil to the WTO Technical Barriers Commitee 14/06/2008 – Letter of oriGIn to HE Mr.
06/11/2014 – Réponse à la lettre d’oriGIn addressée à M José Manuel Barroso, Président de la Commission européenne, sur le Système d’étiquetage “traffic light” des denrées alimentaires au Royaume-Uni 15/09/2014 – oriGIn Letter to
oriGIn is a member of several committees and working groups where issues related to GIs are discussed and relevant international/regional rules are adopted. Within this framework, and in coordination with its members, oriGIn
The Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System: Mr. Matthijs Geuze, Head of the Lisbon Registry of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) The Lisbon Agreement: practical experience and benefits
17/07/2018 – WTO panel report on Australia tobacco plain packaging 06/11/2014 – Questionnaire on the Commission draft guidance document on the application of Article 14 of Regulation N°178/2002 as regards food contaminated with STEC
On 20 May 2014 oriGIn organized a meeting in Washington DC on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) expectations of GI Groups from both sides of the Atlantic. See the speakers’ presentations:
