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At the end of last year, the new Commission presented the so-called European Green Deal, Europe’s roadmap that should enable citizens and businesses to benefit from a sustainable green transition. In this framework,
In October 2019, the Court of Appeal of Barcelona referred a case (C-783/19) to the CJEU, regarding the interpretation of Article 103 of EU Regulation 1308/2013. The case concerns the use of “Champanillo”
The entry into force of the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, on 26 February, represents a milestone for GIs, especially for small groups in
Today’s entry into force of the WIPO Geneva Act on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, three months after the accession of the European Union (EU), represents a milestone for GIs. The establishment of
Brand Dialogue, in association with oriGIn, Brand Finance and the Food and Drink Federation, would like to invite you to its 2020 Forum on “The Future of GI Brands”, which will take place
In 2019, on the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the number of disputes concerning the registration of Internet second level domains in conflict
“Brexit” has finally occurred on January 31. Following the Revised Withdrawal Agreement ratified by both parties, a transition period has begun and will run until December 31, 2020. Within this period, GIs from both
With the recognition of Pluma (coffee), the number of national GIs protected in Mexico has grown to 70. On the international side, according to article 18 of the 1997 Agreement on the mutual recognition and
The “Asociación Española de Denominaciones de Origen” (ORIGEN ESPAÑA) was created in 2008 to raise awareness at the national level on the essential role played by Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected
On 21 January, the Committee on International Trade (INTA) of the European Parliament (EP) gave its consent to the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (FTA) and recommended the EP Plenary do the same. Chapter
My first brush with geographical indications (GIs) was when I joined my firm, K&S Partners, in March 1998. My mentor in the profession, Rajendra Kumar, entrusted me with a trademark opposition to be
Following the conclusion of the EU/China stand-alone GIs Agreement in November, earlier in December the European Commission published the text, which may be subject to further modifications as a result of the legal
On 13 December, the US, Mexico and Canada signed the USMCA. The trade agreement talks had been concluded in October 2018 and an earlier version of the text had been published then. As
On 21 November, the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) entered into force. The agreement facilitated the protection in Singapore of 138 EU GIs , which had to go through a national opposition phase. You can
On 6 November, in the contest of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), WIPO hosted an “Information Session” on GIs. Three topics were addressed: Evaluation
On 26 November, the EU deposited with the WIPO its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. Being the EU the fifth eligible
On the 9th of December, Australia and the EU will commence the sixth round of negotiations relating to the Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (AUSEUFTA). The preceding five rounds of negotiations have highlighted
On 18 November 2019, the DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission organized in Brussels a workshop to discuss the economic aspects of GI protection for non-agricultural products.
China has gone through a process of reorganization of its intellectual property system. The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is now the national authority in charge of GIs. On October 16, according to
On 6 November, China and the EU concluded the negotiations on a stand-alone GIs agreement, which will protect 100 European GIs in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the EU. The Agreement (please note
