Last May, the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC), which represents today over 540,000 coffee-growing families, received the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Standard-Setters Award for its commitment to sustainability, improving coffee farmers’ livelihoods and conserving forests. The Rainforest Alliance is an international…
On 31 May, Georgia and Switzerland have signed a bilateral agreement on the protection of GIs. This “stand-alone GIs agreement” follows a free trade agreement between the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and Georgia – entered into force on…
Last May, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center issued an administrative panel decision (sole panelist) in the Case No. D2018-0168 concerning the disputed domain name “rioja.com”. The case opposed the Regulatory Board of the PDO Rioja, which contested the disputed…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #gTLDs #UDRP #Rioja: Another surprising WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center administrative panel decision Last May, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center issued an administrative panel decision (sole panelist) in the Case No. D2018-0168 concerning the disputed domain name…
New research from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that EUR 60 billion is lost every year due to counterfeiting (corresponding to 7.5 % of their sales) in 13 economic sectors, including wine and spirits https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/4542115
On May 21, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) refused the trademark application “Pawsecco” filed by the company “Woof and Brew Limited” for its line of still wine for dogs and cats. The Consorzio Prosecco had opposed such application…
On 7 June, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published an interesting judgement in Case C-44 Following the action initiated in Germany by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), the Court of Hamburg had asked the CJEU to…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Evocation #Glen #CJEU: Judgment in Case C-44/17, Scotch Whisky Association v Michael Klotz On 7 June, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published an interesting judgement in Case C-44 Following the action initiated in Germany…
Two months after the establishment of the Brussels-based antenna, the Board of oriGIn EU gathers today in Brussels, at the occasion of the presentation by the European Commission of legislative proposals which will affect Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected…
On 22 May, the Council of the European Union authorised the Commission to launch negotiations for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Australia and New Zealand. The first round of talks will take place in Brussels in July. More information @…
On 1 May 2018, the Agreement on the protection of GIs for agricultural products between the EU and Iceland entered into force (together with the one on the further liberalisation of trade in agriculture). The GIs Agreement provides protection to 1150…
Earlier this month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published a study on “Strengthening sustainable food systems through geographical indications” . The study analyzes the economic impact of…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #FAO #Study: Strengthening sustainable food systems through GIs Earlier this month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published a study on “Strengthening sustainable food systems…
The National Office of Vine and Wine (ONVV) of Republic of Moldova, together with the wine and spirit producers’ groups representing 4 Moldovan GIs (“Valul lui Traian”, “Codru”, “Ștefan Vodă” – wines – and “Divin” – spirit ) has recently…
On April 23-26, the WIPO Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), which oriGIn follows regularly as an observer, discussed an interesting survey on the existing state of play of GIs in the DNS. The chapter on…
Since 2015, oriGIn has been working on raising awareness among GIs groups about the strategic value to respond to sustainability challenges, at the economic, environmental and social level. In this context, oriGIn is currently involved in the LIFE project “The…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Sustainability: oriGIn is working on PDO cheeses and environmental sustainability Since 2015, oriGIn has been working on raising awareness among GIs groups about the strategic value to respond to sustainability challenges, at the economic, environmental and social level.…
The Reform of the Mexican Industrial Property Law (“Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial“, hereinafter “The Decree”) entered into force on 27 April 2018. While the inclusion of Geographical…
The Reform of the Mexican Industrial Property Law (“Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial“, hereinafter “The Decree”) entered into force on 27 April 2018. See the comments that oriGIn…
On 21 April, the EU and Mexico reached an in principle agreement towards the modernized Global Agreement: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1833 and https://www.gob.mx/se/prensa/comunicado-conjunto-de-los-comisionados-malmstrom-y-hogan-y-el-secretario-de-economia-de-mexico-guajardo-villarreal On the GIs chapter (not yet available): More than 340 EU and Mexican GIs will be protected through the agreement; The protection is…
On 18 April, The Commission presented to the Council the outcome of negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan and the Trade and Investment agreements with Singapore Once approved by the Council, the two agreements will be sent to the…
