04/08/2016 – #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 a limited part of the Commission draft proposal
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oriGIn Alerts 4 August 2016: #Wines #Counterfeiting1 #Counterfeiting2
{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
oriGIn Alerts 19 July 2016: #MembersVoice #Vietnam #Enforcement #ParmigianoReggiano #CafédeColombia #Japan
{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,
10/06/2016 – EU signs Economic Partnership Agreement with Southern African countries (SADC)
In June the EU and six countries of the Southern African Development Community (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The agreement contains an annex on
26/06/2016 – “Café de Valdesia” is recognised in the EU as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
On 26 June, “Café de Valdesia” (Dominican Republic) – was recognised in the EU as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). “Café de Valdesia” is Arabica coffee of the Typica and Caturra varieties, which
06/07/2016 – New Zealand Consultation on proposed regulations and fees for Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits)
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 the Registration Act
08/07/2016 – Latest news on Promotion of EU agricultural products
In 2016, Under Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries, 199 simple programs (amounting to 307 million EUR out of
oriGIn Alerts 08 July 2016: #Promotion1 #Promotion2 #NonAgricultural
{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
06/07/2016 – EU Commission guidelines for customs on in-transit goods suspected of infringing IPRs
Following the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 on the EU trade mark, on 6 July the European Commission published the new guidelines for customs on in-transit goods suspected of infringing
oriGIn Alerts 07 July 2016: #AsiaPacificUpdates #AfricaUpdates #AmericasUpdates
{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
oriGIn Alerts 30 June 2016: #TTIP #Negotiations
{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
20/06/2016 – #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 objective to clarify some
oriGIn Alerts 20 June 2016: #TheEconomist #GIs
{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
15/06/2016 – #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 – Valoritalia, 3Avino and Gambero Rosso, presented the standard SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WINE-PRODUCING INDUSTRY: ORGANIZATIONS,
oriGIn Alerts 15 June 2016: #MembersVoice #Sustainability #Wine #Equalitas
{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 –
oriGIn Alerts 10 June 2016: #Partnership #ASIPI #oriGIn
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Partnership #ASIPI #oriGIn The ASIPI, “Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Intelectual” (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property, http://www.asipi.org/en ), a non-for-profit organization of intellectual property specialists, and oriGIn have partnered to increase cooperation
oriGIn & the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) establish a partnership
The ASIPI, “Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Intelectual” (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property, http://www.asipi.org/en ), a non-for-profit organization of intellectual property specialists, and oriGIn have partnered to increase cooperation on GIs. We will exchange
30/10/2010 – The Mexican Supreme Court reaffirmed the protection in Mexico of the Appellation of Origin “Parmigiano Reggiano”
In a recent case in Mexico, the Consortium pursued a company that had unduly named its product Parmigiano Reggiano and “affixed on it identical or similar symbols or indications to those registered as
27/03/2013 – The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) cancelled the trademark “Strawberries & Champagne” in defence of the designation of origin “Champagne”
On 27 March 2013, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) issued a very important and innovative decision in Mexico, concerning the cancellation of a cosmetic trademark (class 3), ruling in favour of
18/09/2015 – Scotch Whisky now protected in 17 African countries
Earlier this month, Scotch Whisky has been registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) within the Organisation Africaine de la Proprieté Intellectuelle (OAPI), thereby obtaining recognition and protection in the Organisation’s 17 member countries
20/04/2016 – EU-Japan FTA negotiations move forward
On 11-20 April, the EU and Japan held in Tokyo the 16th negotiating round for a free trade agreement (FTA). The negotiations had been officially launched in March 2013. On GIs: The discussion
