{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #elearning: The Comité Champagne launches Champagne Campus The Comité Champagne (CIVC) has recently launched Champagne Campus, its first e-learning program aimed at educating people about Champagne. Designed for the general
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #oriGIn: Establishment of the group “oriGIn EU” Within the framework of oriGIn activities for the protection of the GI concept, oriGIn frequently takes action on the developments of EU quality policy
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Promotion: soon an oriGIn App will help EU GI groups to “match-make” with the objective to launch joint promotional programs under Regulation 1144/2014/EU Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #ProtectioninAfrica: Scotch Whisky recognized as GI in Botswana Scotch Whisky has recently been recognized as a GI in Botswana under the Industrial Property Act 2010, becoming the first foreign GI to
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #oriGIn: Becoming a “match-making” platform for members interested in launching joint promotional campaigns Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #CommunityTrademarks: The trade mark reform package and its impact on GIs In 2009, a review of the European trade mark system was launched. In 2013, the Commission made proposals to reform
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Japan: New GI Law and implications in the bilateral negotiations with the EU Since March 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan has been working to establish
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Bilaterals: GIs in the UE/Vietnam FTA The 12th round of negotiations of the Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam took place in Hanoi from 23
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{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: Crowdfunding for the GI “Ziama-Macenta” The “Ziama-Macenta” coffee (Guinea) is one of the first three GIs recognized in 2013 within the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). The GI recognition was
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #originUS: oriGIn adds a U.S.-based representative to its team On 9 March, Ivan Butina – an expert on strategic communication and communities of practice – was appointed as oriGIn U.S.-based representative.
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Promotion: European campaign to promote PDO/PGI in China The EU is currently negotiating a bilateral GI Agreement with China, which is expected to be finalized in the first part of this
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #OHIM: Members’ Voice – PGI “Café de Colombia” protected against the trademark application “COLOMBUENO” for services, by BERENGUER & POMARES ABOGADOS, associate member of oriGIn The OHIM’s Opposition Division, in its
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MozzarellaRoads: oriGIn helps the “Consorzio della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana” to organize a successful culinary show in Geneva On 17 February, the “Consorzio della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana”, with the support
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Canada: Two GIs recognized in Quebec (Canada) On 30 December 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) – Canada – granted geographical indications (GIs) protection to two
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} International negotiations on GIs: recent developments at the WTO and the WIPO After a few years of deadlock, the World Trade Organization (WTO) resumes talks on Geographical Indications (GIs). The WTO
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} E-commerce: The protection of GIs on the web, by F.Gualtieri, Member of the Ex Officio Unit, ICQRF The growing popularity of e-commerce in the agribusiness requires from public authorities a renewed
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} WIPO: the Revised Lisbon Agreement, an opportunity for the international protection of GIs From 27 to 29 October 2014, the last session of the Working Group (WG) on the reform
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn: our global network keeps growing We are pleased to announce that two new members have recently joined oriGIn: the “Association pour la Défense du café Ziama Macenta” (ADECAM) from Guinea (which
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} “Members’ Voice”: GI recognition for “Isan Indigenous Thai Silk Yarn” in Vietnam, by Fabrice Mattei, Thailand and Myanmar Country Manager, Rouse “Isan Indigenous Thai Silk Yarn” is a unique textile art
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} EU: the Promotion Policy after 2015 – a tremendous opportunity for oriGIn to become “a match-making platform” for members interested in presenting joint proposals A political agreement between the Commission, the
