The European Commission is currently discussing the possibility to simplify the EU quality policy, in particular with respect to the administrative aspects of the 4 existing GIs Regulations covering agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines, spirit drinks and aromatised wines. oriGIn,…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #oriGIn: Becoming a “match-making” platform for members interested in launching joint promotional campaigns Regulation 1144/2014/EU on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries entered into force on November…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #CommunityTrademarks: The trade mark reform package and its impact on GIs In 2009, a review of the European trade mark system was launched. In 2013, the Commission made proposals to reform the Directive 2008/95/EC approximating the laws of…
In 2009, a review of the European trade mark system was launched. In 2013, the Commission made proposals to reform the Directive 2008/95/EC approximating the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks and the Council Regulation 207/2009/EC on…
On 7 June 2015, following the signature of the standard agreement for establishing a national/regional section of oriGIn, the Portuguese Association of agro-food GIs (QUALIFICA) became the Portuguese section of oriGIn. After France and China, this is the third example of…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Japan: New GI Law and implications in the bilateral negotiations with the EU 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.…
In the plenary session of 20 May, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference convened at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The reform of the Lisbon…
On 2-3 May oriGIn participated as guest of honour at “Rencontres de Cambremer” 2015, the festival of AOP-IGP of Normandie. oriGIn and its French section organized a series of round tables to discuss about the benefits derived from GIs for consumers…
American Origin Products: The Ginseng Story, Mr. Butch Weege, President, American Origin Products Association, Past Int’l Marketing Director, Ginseng Board of WI PDOs and PGIs system, Sustainability & Growth, Certification & Safety,Transparency, Mr. Pier Maria Saccani, Director, Associazione italiana Consorzi…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Bilaterals: GIs in the UE/Vietnam FTA The 12th round of negotiations of the Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam took place in Hanoi from 23 to 27 March 2015. With respect to…
In view of the next meeting of the Committee of Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament, on the Draft Report “Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: An EU action plan”, oriGIn sent a position…
The “Ziama-Macenta” coffee (Guinea) is one of the first three GIs recognized in 2013 within the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). The GI recognition was the result of a collective project that involved more than 1,000 farmers in Guinea. In…
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{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MembersVoice: Crowdfunding for the GI “Ziama-Macenta” The “Ziama-Macenta” coffee (Guinea) is one of the first three GIs recognized in 2013 within the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI). The GI recognition was the result of a collective project that…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #originUS: oriGIn adds a U.S.-based representative to its team On 9 March, Ivan Butina – an expert on strategic communication and communities of practice – was appointed as oriGIn U.S.-based representative. This move represents the first step towards…
Over the last 10 years, oriGIn has been promoting an objective debate on Geographic Indications (GIs) in the United States (U.S.), focused on internationally accepted legal considerations and pragmatic evidence that characterize GIs a strategic tool for both farmers and…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #Promotion: European campaign to promote PDO/PGI in China The EU is currently negotiating a bilateral GI Agreement with China, which is expected to be finalized in the first part of this year. Meanwhile, DG Agri is organizing a…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #OHIM: Members’ Voice – PGI “Café de Colombia” protected against the trademark application “COLOMBUENO” for services, by BERENGUER & POMARES ABOGADOS, associate member of oriGIn The OHIM’s Opposition Division, in its Decision of February 2, 2015, in the…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} #MozzarellaRoads: oriGIn helps the “Consorzio della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana” to organize a successful culinary show in Geneva On 17 February, the “Consorzio della Mozzarella di Bufala Campana”, with the support of oriGIn and the Italian Trade Agency…
“EXPO Milan 2015: Feeding the Planet – Energy for Life” is a non-commercial Universal Exposition. It will be open from May 1 to October 31, 2015, and it is expected to welcome over 20 million visitors. During this event, the…
Brussels, 5 February 2015: Geographical Indications (GIs) associations as well as other pro-GI groups unprecedented presence at the stakeholders’ meeting of the 8th Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiating round sends strong and clear messages that cannot be ignored…
