Non-Agricultural Products’ Names in the EU

oriGIn has been campaigning for the establishment of a EU system for the recognition and protection of non-agricultural GIs with the following characteristics:

• • • • • • • • • Requiring the proof of a solid link between the products (whose names are the object of a request of protection) and their geographical area;
                • Providing simple and transparent procedures;
                • Not creating confusion with the existing European GIs systems;
                • Conceived in a way to help the EU in bilateral negotiations with countries seeking protection for their non-agricultural GIs in the common market, as well as in the implementation of the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement.

A of 1 December 2025, with the full application of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, oriGIn as a global GI alliance representing all major sectors – including crafts and industrial GIs (CIGIs) – plays a pivotal role:

1. As an IP stakeholder entitled to provide the EUIPO feedback on matters concerning GIs contributes, in 2025 oriGIn commented on the EUIPO guidelines for CIGIs. Likewise, since several years, oriGIn has been providing comments on the EUIPO TM guidelines with respect to applications potentially in conflict with GIs.
2. As global platform of best-practice exchange on GIs, oriGIn connects CIGI groups with agricultural, wines and spirts ones on matters related to governance, protection, promotion, sustainability and controls.
3. oriGIn helps CIGI groups prepare solid products’ specifications.
4. oriGIn supports non-EU CIGI groups with specific matters concerning the protection in the EU as well as the Geneva Act.
5. oriGIn helps CIGI groups integrate international cooperation projects.
6. oriGIn encourages EU Member States and CIGI groups to set-up solid controls systems (matching the ones existing for wines, spirits and agricultural GIs), exploring the possibility to use existing funding opportunities at the national and EU level for that purpose.

• 01/12/2025-oriGIn’s central role in light of the full application of the EU regime for craft and industrial GIs
• 17/12/2024-Member’s Voice: EU Study on Member States’ Potential to Protect Craft and Industrial GIs, by Astrid Wiedersich Avena, De Tullio & Partners
• 13/11/2024-Laws on Non-Agricultural Geographical Indications, by prof. Pilar Montero García-Noblejas, University of Alicante.
• 23/11/2023-The new EU Regulation on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products is in force
• 15/06/2023-Agreement on the EU Regulation on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products
• 10/05/2023-Political agreement on the EU Regulation on Craft and Industrial GIs and EU accession to the Geneva Act
• 08/03/2023-Adoption of MEP Walsmann report by the Legal Committee of the European Parliament on craft and industrial GIs
• 15/12/2022-Update on the proposed regulation on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products
• 19/07/2022 – oriGIn EU Reforms: An update on the revision of the EU geographical indications scheme and the new EU legislation on Geographical indications for craft and industrials products
• 30/09/2021-Publication of the Study on enforcement and control rules for GI protection of non-agricultural products in the EU
• 22/07/2021 – Workshop on Geographical Indications for non-agricultural products in the EU
• 20/07/2021 – oriGIn response to the public consultation on non-agricultural Geographical Indications
• 28/01/2021 – oriGIn responded to the Inception Impact Assessment on GI protection at the EU level for non-agricultural products
• 20/11/2020 – Latest updates on non-agricultural GIs
• 14/09/2020 – China-EU: The signature of the stand-alone GIs Agreement
• 25/03/2020 – EU NonAgri: New study published by the Commission evaluates the potential effects of a sui generis regime for non-agricultural GIs in the EU
• 09/03/2020 – WIPO Geneva Act: Time for oriGIn Members to work at the national level to facilitate the ratification of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
• 18/11/2019 – Non Agri GIs: New studies by the EU Commission and the European Parliament Think Tank
• 01/02/2019 – The JURI Committee of the European Parliament takes into account oriGIn’s concerns with respect to the proposed modalities for the EU to join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
• 14/12/2018 – Three GIs recently recognized in France under Law 2014-344 (2014): “Grenat de Perpignan” , “Tapisserie d’Aubusson”, “tapis d’Aubusson”
• 19/11/2018 – Lettre d’oriGIn à Mme Rozière, Membre du Parlement Européen sur Préoccupations concernant la proposition de la Commission européenne relative à l’adhésion de l’Union européenne à l’acte de Genève de l’arrangement de Lisbonne
• 17/07/2018 – “Pierre de Bourgogne” recognized as Geographical Indication (GI) in France
• 09/01/2018 – Answer by Mr. Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, to the oriGIn letter on The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications and a harmonized EU system for the recognition and protection of nonagricultural
• 21/12/2017 – EU Commission’s roadmap on the EU accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
• 30/11/2017 – “Porcelaine de Limoges” recognised as GI
• 20/11/2017 – Letter to Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development on The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications and a harmonized EU system for the recognition and protection of nonagricultural
  GIs
• 21/06/2017 – oriGIn letter to the EU Commission concerning the establishment of a harmonized system for the recognition and protection of non-agricultural GIs at the EU level
• 02/02/2017 – NonAgri GIs: Updates at the EU level
• 02/12/2016 – #NonAgricultural #SiègedeLiffol
• 12/10/2016 –oriGIn @ the workshop on “Contribution of non-agricultural geographically-rooted products to regional inclusive economic development”, Brussels (Belgium). Mr. Davide Servadei (National President of the Craft Artist Sector for Confartigianato, Italy) will speak on behalf of a non-agricultural GIs group, which is member of oriGIn – the “Associazione Italiana Città della Ceramica”. This workshop is organized in the context of the European Week of Regions and Cities by the EU Commission and the Committee of the Regions. 
• 28/06/2016 – oriGIn @ The Conference “A possible extension of GIs to non agricultural products: time for an EU legislation” , EU Parliament
• 28/04/2016 – Seminar on non Agricultural GIs, Córdoba (Spain)
• 30/03/2016 – Press Release: Two prestigious UK non-agricultural Geographical Indications – Savile Row Bespoke and Harris Tweed -join oriGIn
• 07/12/2015 – Press Release: European non-agricultural GIs groups join oriGIn to coordinate efforts for the protection of non-agricultural GIs at the EU level
• 28/10/2015 – EU Commission Communication: Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business
• 06/10/2015 – European Parliament resolution on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
• 01/10/2015 – Conference on Non Agri GIs: enhancing and protecting EU know-how, Brussels
• 13/03/2015 – Seminar on Gi Protection for non-agricultural products in the EU in Yecla (Spain)
• 22/01/2015 – Seminar on GI protection for non-agricultural products in the EU in Macael (Spain)
• 19/01/2015 – Conference on “Geographical indication (‘GI’) protection for non-agricultural products: What do we learn from the public consultation? What’s next?” Brussels (Belgium)
• 27/10/2014 – oriGIn’s Contribution to the Public consultation on a possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products – Making the most out of Europe’s traditional know-how
• 15/07/2014 – Public consultation on a possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products – Making the most out of Europe’s traditional know-how
• 18/02/2013 – Study on Non agricultural Geographical Indications (GIs) in the European Union (EU)