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08/03/2017 – New web portal to help agricultural organisations obtain EU funding for promotion
The Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) has launched a new web portal to help agricultural organisations obtain EU funding for promotion, in particular under Regulation 1144/2014 on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in…
08/03/2017 – FTA EU-Japan: Public consultation concerning the list of GIs submitted by Japan
The negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Japan (which includes a chapter on GIs) are expected to be concluded this year. In this context, the EU Commission has recently launched a public consultation concerning the list…
08/03/2017 – oriGIn shapes the debate on GIs protection at WIPO
The next WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) will take place in Geneva from 27 to 30 March 2017. On 28 March, an information session on GIs is scheduled with the objective to…
oriGIn Alerts 08 March 2017: #WIPO #FTA #EU #Japan #EU #Promotion
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #WIPO: oriGIn shapes the debate on GIs protection The next WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) will take place in Geneva from 27 to 30 March 2017. On 28 March,…
01/03/2017 – Origo 2017 Geographical Indications’ Global Forum
Origo 2017 Geographical Indications’ Global Forum – a forum dedicated to the global challenges and opportunities of the European Union’s Geographical Indications’ system – will be held in Parma on 11, 12 and 13 April 2017. This first 2017 edition…
01/03/2017 – “Tequila” can now be registered as certification mark in the U.S.
In January, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a decision in favour of “Consejo Regulador del Tequila” (CRT) in the case Luxco, Inc. v.Consejo Regulador del Tequila, A.C. (Opposition No. 91190827). The CRT had applied at…
01/03/2017 – US Agriculture and Local Food
Farm abandonment is a major problem in the U.S., with a report released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) noting that the country lost approximately 8,000 farms between 2015 and 2016. At the same time, the average…
oriGIn Alerts 01 March 2017: #USA #Agriculture #LocalFood #USA #Tequila #Origo #Parma
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #USA #Agriculture #LocalFood Farm abandonment is a major problem in the US, with a report released last week by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) noting that the country lost approximately 8,000 farms between 2015 and 2016. At…
24/02/2016 – oriGIn @ EU Civil Dialogue Group on Quality & Promotion
oriGIn attended the meeting of the Civil Dialogue Group on Quality and Promotion of the EU Commission in Brussels. Our Managing Director, Mr Vittori delivered a presentation on “Making GIs a truly European story: Presentation by oriGIn” See more information…
13/02/2017 – Commissioner Hogan visit to Canada
From 1 to 3 May 2017, Mr. Phil Hogan – EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development – will be visiting Canada accompanied by a delegation of European companies and producer organizations. GI Groups/companies interested in participating in the business…
07/02/2017 – Texts proposed by the EU for the FTA with Indonesia
On 7 February, the European Commission made available the texts proposed in the context of the trade negotiations with Indonesia. They represent the EU’s initial negotiating position. Sub-section 4 (page 15 of Intellectual Property Chapter available @ ) deals with…
13/02/2017 – The “Festival del Habano” 19th edition
From 27 February to 3 March, “La Habana” will host the 19th edition of “Festival del Habano”, with some 3.000 professionals expected to gather there to celebrate the Cuban GI “Habano”. The Festival is an amazing opportunity to learn about…
oriGIn Alerts 13 February 2017: #Habanos #EU #Indonesia #Bilaterals #EU #Promotion
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Habanos: The “Festival del Habano” 19th edition From 27 February to 3 March, “La Habana” will host the 19th edition of “Festival del Habano”, with some 3.000 professionals expected to gather there to celebrate the Cuban GI “Habano”.…
oriGIn Alerts 06 February 2017: Survey on GIs & Sustainability
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Survey on GIs & Sustainability Dear member, Over the last years, several brands and retailers have developed a clearly defined sustainability strategy. While the concept of sustainability presents many links with notion of Geographical Indications (GIs), the sector…
02/02/2017 – NonAgri GIs: Updates at the EU level
In January the European Association of Cities of Ceramics (AeuCC) – which regroups national associations from Italy (AiCC), France (AfCC), Spain (AeCC), Romania (ArCC), Germany (AgCC) and Poland (AplCC) – officially considered the protection of EU non-agricultural GIs as a…
02/02/2017 – Pakistan: GI Law under discussion
In Pakistan, GIs are currently protected under the Trademark Ordinance of 2001 (Section 82 of Collective Marks chapter and Section 83 of Certification Marks chapter). A Draft Geographical Indication Protection Bill 2016 (Draft Bill) was recently published by the Intellectual…
oriGIn Alerts 02 February 2017: #Pakistan #NonAgri
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Pakistan: GI Law under discussion In Pakistan, GIs are currently protected under the Trademark Ordinance of 2001 (Section 82 of Collective Marks chapter and Section 83 of Certification Marks chapter). A Draft Geographical Indication Protection Bill 2016 (Draft…
10/01/2017 – Turkey: New IP Law
The Law No. 6769 on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights – approved by the Parliament in December 2016 – entered into force on January 10. Overall the Law (regulating trademarks, patents, designs, and GIs), simplifies procedures and strengthens enforcement…
20/01/2017 – 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey, US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
According the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey, conducted by US Department of Agriculture (USDA), in 2015 167,000 American farms sold food through direct marketing practices, resulting in $8.7 billion in revenue. Pennsylvania led in the number of farms selling…
19/01/2017 – EU Promotion – 2017 Calls for proposals
The European Commission has published the 2017 calls for proposals for the promotion of agricultural products under Regulation 1144 Simple programmes Multi programmes These calls for proposals are open until 20 April 2017. The selected applications should be published in…
