On May 9, following the action lodged by the “Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola” (hereinafter “the Consorzio”), the Turin business Court (hereinafter “the Court”) invalidated the Italian trademark “GORGO CAPRA” for “milk and products derived from milk”, considered…
The OHIM’s Opposition Division, in its Decision of February 2, 2015, in the opposition proceedings B 2133828, refused the registration of the Community Trade Mark “COLOMBUENO” in class 43 (‘services for providing food and drink’), due to the conflict with…
Earlier in October, at the Anuga “International Food Exhibition” held in Cologne (Germany), the ex officio protection proved once again to be a very power tool for the enforcement of GIs. On the one hand, the “Consorzio di tutela Aceto…
Café de Colombia On 18 September, the General Court of the EU ruled on case T-387/13 (“Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia” v. OHMI, the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM being Nadine Hélène…
In November, the General Court of the EU (Fourth Chamber) ruled on case T-659/14 (“Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto” – IVDP, the public body in charge of the protection of the GI Porto, v. the Office for…
Since March 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan has been working to establish a sui generis system for agricultural GIs. “The Act for Protection of Designated Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuffs” (the GI…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #USA: Growth of local and regional food systems and economic impacts in rural communities Following the strategic policies and programming of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), over the last 8 years powerful local and regional food systems…
The growing popularity of e-commerce in the agribusiness requires from public authorities a renewed commitment in consumer protection, in particular with respect to the fight against counterfeiting, imitations and evocations of GIs. In this context, in May 2014, the Italian…
This judgment is interesting because deals with the concept of evocation under Article 16(b) of the EU Spirit Drinks Regulation (EC, No 110/2008) in relation to “Verlados”, a Finnish cider spirit. The issue is whether such name could evoke the…
Two prestigious UK non-agricultural Geographical Indications – Savile Row Bespoke and Harris Tweed – join oriGIn. For more information read the Press Release Likewise, within the framework of the UN FAO- AFD Regional Project for the Promotion of Rural Development…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Wine1: Châteauneuf-du-Pape celebrates its 80th anniversary This year, “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” (a member of oriGIn) and “Tavel” celebrate the 80th anniversary of their recognition. Among the various initiatives organised at this occasion, on 21 April, a conference will be held…
Massimo Vittori, Managing Director of oriGIn, analyses the possible impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) on the EU strategy for the recognition of the European GIs in other world markets. Vittori also summarizes the issues on GIs in the…
At the stakeholders event held today in Brussels at the occasion of the 12th round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.), American and European groups have once…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #EU #Promotion #CallsforProposals In the framework of the new EU promotion policy for agricultural products (Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014), the first Calls for proposals have been published on 4 February 2016: Single programs: :JOC_2016_041_R_0003 (deadline for submitting applications:…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #OAPI: the GIs logo Regulation In January 2016, at a seminar held in Yaoundé in Cameroun, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) discussed its Regulation on the use on the Geographical Indications (GIs) logo. The Regulation had been…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #EU #Promotion: Opportunities for GI groups interested in promotional activities Important opportunities are available in the following months for EU GI groups interested in promotional activities. 1. An information day on the 2016 calls for proposals within the…
Union Camere Europa, the European network of Italian Chambers of Commerce, published an interview with Massimo Vittori on important issues relating to protection of geographical indications. To read the full text of teh interview, please click on the link below:…
oriGIn members benefit of a dynamic and interactive information service – the “oriGIn Alerts”. Through this service, oriGIn members are up to date with respect to our activities (policy and advocacy, committees where oriGIn is represented, events organised by our…
Developing a roadmap towards increased sustainability in GI systems In March 2024 oriGIn published – in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – the “Developing a roadmap towards increased sustainability in geographical indication systems…
A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT: A FEW QUESTIONS FOR GI GROUPS AND EXPERTS Do you know the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)? Are you familiar with the concept of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)? Do you know that literally thousands…
