{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #gTLDs #E-Commerce On December 2, oriGIn organized and moderated a panel on “GIs on the Internet: Challenges Related to gTLDs and E-Commerce” at the INTA Digital World Conference in Brussels. The
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #NewZealand #Wines #Spirits: New GIs law finally adopted On 17 November, the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill was adopted by the New Zealand Parliament. It amended the Geographical
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Asiago #China: The Consorzio is proactive in protecting the GI in key export markets At the food fair “FHC China”, which took place in Shanghai from 7 to 9 November, the
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #oriGIn: Help us to build one of the most complete repository of GIs related information in the world Over the years, oriGIn has become a crucial actor in the international discussions
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #oriGInGeorgia: our global network keeps growing On October 28, in the framework of the Conference on “Branding Strategies” organized in Tbilisi by the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (SAKPATENTI) and
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #SIALParis #Asiago #ParmigianoReggiano #PecorinoRomano #ExOfficio On 20 October 2016, at SIAL – the Paris international food exhibition – the associations representing three Italian Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheeses (Asiago, Parmigiano
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Ipwatch: Our recent panel discussion on GIs in gTLDs in the press Intellectual Property Watch (IP-Watch) – an independent news service specialized in Intellectual Property – covered extensively the panel discussion
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Outcomes of oriGIn panel discussion on the “Challenges for GIs and country names in the Internet domain names’ environment” On October 3 in Geneva, within the framework of the fifty-sixth Series
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn panel discussion on the “Challenges for GIs and country names in the Internet domain names’ environment”, Geneva, 3 October 2016 You are cordially invited to join oriGIn on October 3
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Forthcoming events on GIs around the world: oriGIn is there! From the WIPO 2016 General Assembly, where we will discuss with some of our members and key actors of the Internet
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #EU latest news on #FTA & #Promotion On 15 September, oriGIn attended the EU Civil Dialogue Group on International Aspects of Agriculture. Here is a short report of the meeting: #Promotion
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn 2017 General Assembly: call for candidatures Dear Members, This is a call for candidatures for the organization of the next oriGIn General Assembly, to be held in 2017. Members interested
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #E-commerce #Infringements #ICQRF #Alibaba On 4 September, the Government of Italy signed an agreement with the Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba (counts more than 430 million consumers worldwide) with the objective to
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Promotion #Protection #Asia: “GIs week” in Lao From 24 to 28 October 2016, a “GIs week” will be held in Vientiane (Lao PDR), organized by the Department of Intellectual Property of
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Wine: Simplification of the EU rules Over the past few months, the European Commission has been working on the simplification of the rules affecting the wine sector. However, so far only
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: The EUIPO Enforcement Database (EDB): a powerful tool to fight counterfeiting, by Mr. Fernando Cano Treviño, Representative of the CRT for Europe Following the invitation to oriGIn and its members,
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Promotion1: Update on the 2016 call for proposals and 2017 budget In 2016, Under Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #AsiaPacificUpdates On the 6th of July, the Ministry of Commerce and Consumers Affairs of New Zealand launched a “Consultation on proposed regulations and fees for Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits)” under
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #TTIP #Negotiations On 13 July in Brussels, during the 14th negotiations’ round of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), GIs associations will have, once again, the possibility to meet the
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #TheEconomist #GIs In response to the article “For the love of pizza”, published by the Economist on June 4th under the column “Charlemagne”, oriGIn and AICIG sent some comments with the
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: #Sustainability #Wine #Equalitas (By Maria Chiara Ferrarese, CSQA Certificazioni, for Equalitas) During the event of Vinitaly, last April, Equalitas, a society funded by FederDoc, Unione Italiana Vini, Gruppo CSQA –
