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06/09/2021 – The forthcoming WIPO Worldwide Symposium on GIs
On 6-8 September, the WIPO Worldwide Symposium on GIs will take place in a virtual mode. We would like to draw your attention to the panel on Geographical Indications and Trade (scheduled on
29/07/2020 – ICANN/UDRP: oriGIn and EFOW propose the introduction of a clause in bilateral GIs agreements to strengthen protection in the Internet Domain Name Environment
Historically, GIs have been excluded from the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) – the ICANN’s (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) dispute resolution mechanism implemented by accredited arbitration centers around the world
oriGIn Webinars – Speakers’ Presentations
30/06/2020 – The long-awaited international GIs Registry: The WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement:a global registry for the international protection of geographical indications, Ms. Alexandra
27/05/2020 – China, CNIPA, Genericity: oriGIn comments to the “Guide on evaluating generic names in the context of GIs protection procedures”
Earlier this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) – the authority in charge of all Intellectual Property Rights (including GIs) in China since 2019 – has published a proposal of “Guide on
30/01/2020 – China-US: The recent economic trade agreement and its implications for GIs
On 15 January, the US and China reached an economic trade agreement , which represents the first phase of an overall attempt to reduce trade tensions among the two countries. Section F (articles
23/09/2019 – 9th General Assembly, Tbilisi, Georgia (2)
Relevant documents of the 9th oriGIn General Assembly, Tbilisi, Georgia: Activities Report 2018-2019; Action Plan 2019-2020; Proposal of modification of the oriGIn statutes; Proposal of modification of oriGIn internal regulation; Renewal of bodies;
23/09/2019 – 9th General Assembly, Tbilisi, Georgia
Relevant documents of the 9th oriGIn General Assembly, Tbilisi, Georgia: Activities Report 2018-2019; oriGIn paper on evocation; Action Plan 2020-2021; Proposal of modification of the oriGIn statutes; Proposal of modification of oriGIn internal
22/10/2018 – The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): oriGIn analysis
First of all, Section E defines the opposition phase that the US, Mexico and Canada have to provide for interested parties before a GI is recognized in their territory, either through the national
08/03/2018 – oriGIn analysis on the case SWA v Klotz re Glen Buchenbach – C-44/17 concerning the potential evocation of GIs
On 22 February, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave an interesting opinion on a case concerning the potential evocation of GIs (SWA v Klotz re Glen Buchenbach –
17/10/2017 – Statutory General Assembly, Treviso
Relevant documents of the Statutory Assembly: Activities Report 2016/2017 & AnnexI Action plan 2018/2019 Proposal of Modification of the oriGIn Statutes Renewal of Bodies Decisions Adopted Speakers’ Presentations: I. 2015-2016 Activities’ Report: Advocacy, New
Donors
We are grateful to the following institutions (listed below in alphabetical order) for their support, which made it possible to finalize the oriGIn Worldwide GIs Compilation: The Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry,
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
14/03/2019 – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations
05/10/2016 – Main conclusions of oriGIn panel discussion on the “Challenges for GIs and country names in the Internet domain names’ environment”
From the different presentations, it emerged that: Protecting GIs and country names in generic Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) is a challenging task in terms of time, resources and knowledge. Providing all IPRs holders and beneficiaries
Enforcement
14/09/2021 – oriGIn paper on the protection of PDO, PGI and GIs against “evocation” 15/01/2019 – oriGIn/EFOW joint Letter for Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and Commissioner Phil
Support to individual members
11/06/2018 – oriGIn letter to Ms. Patricia Kelly, Director General, IP Australia on Decision concerning the opposition by “Consorzio Per la Tutela Del Formaggio Asiago” to the registration of trade mark application number
10/11/2015 – 7th oriGIn General Assembly, Fortaleza (Brazil)
Relevant documents of the 7th Statutory General Assembly of oriGIn: Activities Report 2014-2015 Action Plan 2016-2017 Proposal for Amending the oriGIn Internal Regulation Proposal for the Establishment an oriGIn EU Lab Renewal of
EU Policies relevant to GIs
May 2019 – Competition Law – oriGIn Amendments proposal 04/10/2019 – Comparison between oriGIn & Arepo amendment proposals to the CAP reform and the amendments presented by the meps and the amendments approved
Regulatory Issues
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 M
GIs and Trademarks
01/07/2020 – oriGIn paper on the protection of PDO, PGI and GIs against “evocation” 11/06/2018 – oriGIn letter to Ms. Patricia Kelly, Director General, IP Australia on Decision concerning the opposition by “Consorzio Per
Internet Domain Names Environment
29/07/2020 – ICANN-UDRP: oriGIn and EFOW propose the introduction of a clause in bilateral GIs agreements to strengthen protection in the Internet Domain Name Environment 07/05/2020 – oriGIn/EFOW letter on: “Call for better
