On 1 July, a new Penal Code (Penal Code 2015) entered into force in Vietnam, which introduces important changes in IP-related provisions that strengthen the legal basis and the IPR criminal enforcement system to provide effective protection to IPRs, including…
The 29th of June, the EUIPO Observatory on infringements of IPRs, in collaboration with the European Commission launched an Anti-Counterfeiting Rapid Intelligence System (ACRIS) . ACRIS is a database which collects information provided by IPRs holders on infringements affecting EU companies…
The 26th of July, the EUIPO published its last sectorial report on the economic cost of counterfeiting within the EU in the spirits and wine sectors. The loss of sales due to counterfeiting affects the whole sector, from employment to…
Over the past few months, the European Commission has been working on the simplification of the rules affecting the wine sector. However, so far only a limited part of the Commission draft proposal has been made public. In this context,…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Wine: Simplification of the EU rules Over the past few months, the European Commission has been working on the simplification of the rules affecting the wine sector. However, so far only a limited part of the Commission draft…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: The EUIPO Enforcement Database (EDB): a powerful tool to fight counterfeiting, by Mr. Fernando Cano Treviño, Representative of the CRT for Europe Following the invitation to oriGIn and its members, on 28-29 June 2016 the “Consejo Regulador…
In June the EU and six countries of the Southern African Development Community (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The agreement contains an annex on GIs (Annex I to Protocol 3), which…
On 26 June, “Café de Valdesia” (Dominican Republic) – was recognised in the EU as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). “Café de Valdesia” is Arabica coffee of the Typica and Caturra varieties, which is grown in the main coffee-growing areas…
On the 6th of July, the Ministry of Commerce and Consumers Affairs of New Zealand launched a “Consultation on proposed regulations and fees for Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits)” under the Registration Act 2006 (currently being amended in Parliament). The…
In 2016, Under Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries, 199 simple programs (amounting to 307 million EUR out of 93 million EUR available) and 27 multi-programs…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Promotion1: Update on the 2016 call for proposals and 2017 budget In 2016, Under Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries, 199 simple programs (amounting…
Following the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 on the EU trade mark, on 6 July the European Commission published the new guidelines for customs on in-transit goods suspected of infringing IPRs In application of Regulation 2015/2424, trade…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #AsiaPacificUpdates On the 6th of July, the Ministry of Commerce and Consumers Affairs of New Zealand launched a “Consultation on proposed regulations and fees for Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits)” under the Registration Act 2006 (currently being amended…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #TTIP #Negotiations On 13 July in Brussels, during the 14th negotiations’ round of the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), GIs associations will have, once again, the possibility to meet the negotiators and deliver a 5-minute presentation about…
In response to the article “For the love of pizza”, published by the Economist on June 4th under the column “Charlemagne”, oriGIn and AICIG sent some comments with the objective to clarify some of the issues raised by the article.…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #TheEconomist #GIs In response to the article “For the love of pizza”, published by the Economist on June 4th under the column “Charlemagne”, oriGIn and AICIG sent some comments with the objective to clarify some of the issues…
During the event of Vinitaly, last April, Equalitas, a society funded by FederDoc, Unione Italiana Vini, Gruppo CSQA – Valoritalia, 3Avino and Gambero Rosso, presented the standard SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WINE-PRODUCING INDUSTRY: ORGANIZATIONS, PRODUCTS, TERRITORIES (in Italian SOSTENIBILITÀ DELLA FILIERA…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: #Sustainability #Wine #Equalitas (By Maria Chiara Ferrarese, CSQA Certificazioni, for Equalitas) During the event of Vinitaly, last April, Equalitas, a society funded by FederDoc, Unione Italiana Vini, Gruppo CSQA – Valoritalia, 3Avino and Gambero Rosso, presented the…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Partnership #ASIPI #oriGIn The ASIPI, “Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Intelectual” (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property, ), a non-for-profit organization of intellectual property specialists, and oriGIn have partnered to increase cooperation on GIs. We will exchange information on…
The ASIPI, “Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Intelectual” (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property, ), a non-for-profit organization of intellectual property specialists, and oriGIn have partnered to increase cooperation on GIs. We will exchange information on GIs and related issues with…
In a recent case in Mexico, the Consortium pursued a company that had unduly named its product Parmigiano Reggiano and “affixed on it identical or similar symbols or indications to those registered as collective marks by the Consorzio”, namely Parmigiano…
