Over the years, oriGIn has developed strategic partnerships with public and private Institutions (universities, laws firms, International Organizations, NGOs, etc.) with the objective to promote the protection and knowledge of GIs around the world.
With our membership growing into a truly international GI community, oriGIn has become a global platform where GI associations and experts meet periodically, share best practices and initiate partnerships. With a growing number
24/10/2024-Engage with oriGIn and the FAO on improving GI sustainability performances 02/08/2024-Call for contributions for the International Conference on “Global Perspectives on Geographical Indications” 20/03/2024-oriGIn and the FAO launch the publication : “Developing
In 2018, to raise GIs awareness among academic circles, oriGIn signed a cooperation agreement with the European Intellectual Property Institutes Network – Innovation Society (EIPIN-IS). EIPIN-IS is a consortium of five European leading
oriGIn in cooperation with the International Trade Center (ITC) developed the online course “Adding Value to Origin Products Through Geographical Indications (GIs)”. It is available on the ITC SME Trade Academy . Through the online
Since 2015, oriGIn has been dealing with the topic of sustainability, looking at its economic, environmental and social components. With a growing world population, and its implications in terms of quantity and quality
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
oriGIn provides its members with information concerning the laws and procedures to register GIs in foreign jurisdictions as well as its advocacy support with national, regional and international authorities in case an infringement
oriGIn is one of UNIDO’s partners in the training on GIs , local economic development and the role of producers’ associations. Download : Training brochure
We are pleased to announce the 2012 oriGIn Award, organized in cooperation with the Berkeley School of Law. Topic: Assessing the “GI status” of geographical names protected/used in the United States: an urgent
oriGIn partner of the “Deuxième Rencontres Internationales Planète Terroirs”, UNESCO, Paris, 1 December 2011. More information is available at: http://rencontresinternationales2011.org/?page_id=16
oriGIn colaborates with the Magister Lvcentinvs – Master of Intellectual Property and Information Society Law of the University of Alicante (Spain) on initiatives on GIs, among them the I International Seminar on GIs which took place
Master in Fine Food & Beverage, SDA Bocconi, Milan (Italy). oriGIn is one of the program’s partners. oriGIn provides specific knowledge and expertise in the area of GIs and fine food & beverage
oriGIn supported the Interleges Award 2009 in memory of Stephen Rayner. The winner of the 2009 Interleges Award was Johan Flodgren, a student of Law from Sweden. Johan won a € 4,000 prize
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development ACP-EU (CTA) and oriGIn have launched an Electronic Forum on GIs.This initiative aims to: facilitate the periodical dissemination of key information concerning GIs among ACP
