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.).
Early in January, the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) was elected to chair the Board of Associations of the Business Alliance for the Climate (“Alianza empresarial por el clima”) of the State of
The first time ever the EUIPO grand board of appeal has held an oral hearing is for an indication of geographical source, the name of a State, Iceland (on this case, see an
On 26 January, oriGIn will present its 2023 program of activities. Two online meetings will be held to accommodate different time zones: • From 10 am to 11 am CET; • From 4.30
On 18 November 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal settled the dispute between the Syndicat Interprofessionnel de defense du Fromage Morbier and the société Fromagère du Livradois SAS, producer, since 1979, of the
Dear members and oriGIn community, As 2022 draws to a close, we want to offer our holiday wishes and reflections on what we have done together this year. First of all, 2022 has
On December 1, the Council of the European Union adopted a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament (‘general approach’) on the proposed regulation on geographical indication (GI) protection for craft and industrial
Following the presentation of De Castro draft opinion (Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development – comAGRI) and Vasquez draft opinion (Committee of Legal Affairs – comJURI) on the proposal for a regulation of the European
On 25 November, the GI Rules & Regulations approved by Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and prepared by the Bureau of Trademarks (BOT) – which set the basis for a sui
On 22 November, the CJEU ruled in favour of the European Commission in its dispute with the Council over Decision (EU) 2019/1754 of 7 October 2019 on the accession of the European Union
The CARIFORUM Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project (CarIPI) has recently published a study on the GI “Cacao Dominicano”. “Cacao Dominicano” was recognized as GI in 2013 under the national law no. 20-00
On 28 October, following an interesting worldwide trend, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPO Vietnam) launched the Vietnam GI logo. The GI logo will help consumers and importers to identify Vietnamese GIs
Early this month, INPI Brazil recognized “Vale do São Francisco” (wine) as GI (“Indicação de Procedência” according to the Brazilian law). “Vale do São Francisco” identifies tropical wines cultivated in the area along
The World Intellectual Property Day is a yearly celebration of Intellectual Property Rights and the benefits they bring to society. Established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), it is celebrated on April
Following the successful model of oriGIn EU, our 2021 General Assembly set the objective to establish additional regional antennas around the world. In 2022, we have focused on the Latin America region. An
The collaboration between the FAO and oriGIn, aimed at helping GI organizations to respond to the emerging sustainability challenges through a participatory approach, continued in the biennium 2021-2022. In this framework, the Sustainability
The Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System, in its meeting held in Geneva on 14 – 16 June, recommended to the Assembly of the Lisbon Union the adoption of a
