oriGIn last General Assembly – held in Treviso in October 2017 – approved a “GIs sustainability strategy”. Following this, oriGIn concluded an agreement with the Food Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to implement this strategy with pilot-test GIs.…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Sustainability #FAO #CentralAmerica #Africa: oriGIn “GIs & sustainability strategy” implemented with the support of FAO oriGIn last General Assembly – held in Treviso in October 2017 – approved a “GIs sustainability strategy”. Following this, oriGIn concluded an agreement…
Together with a sound multilateral legal framework for GIs (which must set in an transparent way a solid level of protection as a guarantee for all businesses and consumers around the world), oriGIn sees positively the signature of those bilateral…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn summary of EU Agreements covering GIs Together with a sound multilateral legal framework for GIs (which must set in an transparent way a solid level of protection as a guarantee for all businesses and consumers around the…
In November 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) notified to the European Commission and the Member States the terms of a referral it received from the Spanish Supreme Court (PDO QUESO MANCHEGO vs. INDUSTRIAL QUESERA CUQUERELLA,…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #CJEU #Manchego #Evocation: oriGIn paper on evocation according to the EU Regulations and case law In November 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) notified to the European Commission and the Member States the terms…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Africa #GIs #SustainableDevelopment: Workshop “Brand your Morocco & your Africa” On 18 January, oriGIn spoke at the “Brand your Morocco and your Africa – l’Empreinte de la marque Maroc comme porte-parole d’une vision africaine” workshop, organized in Casablanca,…
On 20 December, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published a preliminary ruling in the ‘Champagner Sorbet’ case. The Comité Champagne (CIVC) had brought proceedings before a German court against the German supermarket chain Aldi Süd for…
Le 20 décembre, la Cour de Justice de l’UE (CJUE) a publié sa décision dans l’affaire du « Champagner Sorbet ». Le Comité Champagne (CIVC) a saisi une Cour allemande contre la chaine de supermarché Aldi Süd afin d’obtenir une…
The European Commission published the calls for proposals for 2018 for: Simple programmes Multi programmes The deadline for submission is 12 April 2018 at 17.00. The calendar is the following: 29.3.2018: Deadline to submit non-IT-related questions 05.4.2018: Deadline to…
Since January 2017, Turkey has a new law covering GIs (the Law No. 6769 on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights ). In application of articles 2 and 46 of such law, the “Geographical Indication and Traditional Knowledge Logo Regulation”…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #ECJ #Champagne: the European Court of Justice ruled on the ‘Champagner Sorbet’ case On 20 December, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) published its ruling in the ‘Champagner Sorbet’ case. The Comité Champagne (CIVC) brought proceedings before a German…
In December 2017, the EU and Japan agreed on the terms for a free trade agreement – the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). On GIs, the EPA provides a high level of protection for more than 200 EU GIs in Japan,…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #GenevaAct #LisbonAgreement #WIPO: EU accession to the Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications The EU is preparing the accession to the Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical…
The EU is preparing the accession to the Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-6308027_en oriGIn is in favour of the accession by the EU to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. The…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #GeneralAssembly 2019: Call for candidatures It is time to plan our next General Assembly. Members interested in hosting the 2019 oriGIn General Assembly are invited to send their candidature to ida@origin-gi.com, by 30 April 2018. Candidatures must contain…
Thank to our members and partners for their support support during 2017 which contributed to make it an extraordinary year for oriGIn! Claude, Massimo, Ida, Céline and Fanny 2017 in Review oriGIn Worldwide Geographical Indications (GIs) Compilation …
Thank you for your support during 2017 which contributed to make it an extraordinary year for oriGIn! Claude, Massimo, Ida, Céline and Fanny 2017 in Review oriGIn Worldwide Geographical Indications (GIs) Compilation …
The study on “Protection and Control of Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products in the EU Member States” was launched on 14 December 2017. The study was conducted by the EUIPO’s European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights on a…
Following “Sièges de Liffol” (wood chair) and “Granite de Bretagne” (stone) , “Porcelaine de Limoges” is the third non-agricultural GI recognised by the National Institute of Intellectual property (INPI) of France under the “loi de la consommation” (Consumer Act) of…
The EU and Mercosur have exchanged their GIs lists, and the opposition procedure is under way. With respect to the list of GIs submitted by Mercosur countries interested parties had until the 20th of November to send their statements of opposition…
