Dear members The new year 2022 presents several challenges and opportunities for Geographical Indications. From the consolidation of the Geneva Act and its international registry and the revision of the EU system to
The law case concerning the evocation of GIs keeps consolidating across the EU and two recent decisions confirm this positive trend. On the one hand, in November last year, the EUIPO Opposition Division
The Federal Law No. 36 of 2021 on Trademarks and Geographical Indications came into force in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 2, 2022. For the time-being, only the Arab version of
On 20 December the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and oriGIn hosted the ” Third Regional Consultation on Geographical Indication in Europe and Central Asia – Virtual “. The
On 17 December, from 09.00 – 10.30 (CET, Geneva) / 16.00 – 17.30 (CST), oriGIn and the Anti-infringement and Anti-counterfeiting Innovation Strategic Alliance (CAASA), organized the online event “Geographical Indications and Online Platforms:
On November 3, Ghana deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement concerning appellations of origin and geographical indications. The Geneva Act will enter into force for Ghana
On 8 December, following an initiative by the INPI, the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA), the Ministry of Economy and the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), the official logos for Brazilian
On 10 December, oriGIn – in cooperation with the LIFE TTGG partners – organized the online event “Improving the efficiency of PDO cheese production processes in Europe: The LIFE TTGG Project, intermediary results”.
On 23-24 November, in the context of oriGIn 2021 Biannual Meeting, representatives of GIs groups, policy-makers, international and regional organisations, IP offices, controls bodies, law firms, research centres and universities from all over
Geneva, 23 November 2021: Two hundred participants from 35 countries have registered for oriGIn 2021 Biannual Meeting, which started today with the organization’s Statutory Assembly and will continue tomorrow with a conference on
In 2021, as part of the Sustainability Strategy for Geographical Indications (SSGI), the FAO and oriGIn efforts have focused in developing and testing tools for GIs groups for assessing current sustainability performances (economic,
Scotch Whisky is the spirit of the Scottish landscape. The natural resources used to make it come from some of the most beautiful parts of Scotland, and the industry has long been determined
At the occasion of the 2021 WIPO “Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications”, a virtual exhibition has been launched and will be available until March 2022. The exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to discover
Thanks to the work of the project’s partners, the first results of the LIFE TTGG can be seen with respect to one the PDO value chain involved, Grana Padano. “By joining this project,
The French group in charge of the GI Cognac (the “Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac” – BNIC) has recently obtained a favorable decision in a counterfeiting case in China. On 2 September, the
India is experiencing a boost in GIs registrations. Recently, 51 new GIs entered the national GI registry in Chennai, including 12 from the EU. Among them: Münchner Bier (Germany), Gorgonzola (Italy), Chios Mastiha
An independent study, finalized by the “Bureau d’analyse sociétale pour une information citoyenne” (Basic) for WWF and Greenpeace France, was presented to the press on 28 September. The study recognized the Comté chain
On 15 September, for the first time, more than 40 key actors in the production and marketing of wine around the world have joined forces to accelerate action as sustainability challenges mount. The
The Neuville Sweet Corn protected geographical indication is reserved for sweet corn grown and harvested in Neuville. You have no choice but to travel to get a taste. In Neuville, Quebec, Canada, to
In the framework of the debate on non-agricultural GIs in the EU, the European Commission has recently published the “Study on enforcement and control rules for geographical indication (GI) protection for non-agricultural products
In judgment of 9 September 2021 in case C-783/19, the CJEU clarified that the protection of geographical indications in the EU covers also contested signed used in respect of not comparable products (including
