{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Help us to further improve the “oriGIn Alerts” service Dear Members, Early this year, we have launched the “oriGIn Alerts”, a more dynamic and interactive information service available exclusively for the oriGIn members. Through such service, we keep…
On 19 June the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) a package of delegated and implementing regulations concerning Regulation (EU) No 1151/12 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn fights for GIs at the WIPO Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System From 23 to 27 June, oriGIn participated in 9th session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Working Group on the reform…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn nurtures the debate on the reform of the GI law in Mexico From 02 to 06 June 2014, the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) celebrated in Guadalajara its 20th Anniversary as well as the 40 years of…
From 02 to 06 June 2014 the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) celebrated its 20th Anniversary as well as the 40 years of the recognition of the Appellation of Origin “Tequila”. The celebrations took place in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. An…
This is the third panel in a series of ten on the theme of “American Origin Products and the TTIP: Collaboration for Rural Development.” Register to attend in person and find more information here: www.aopcentral.us Register to attend the live…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} oriGIn: our work for a more uniform and coherent implementation of the ex officio protection of PDO/PGI for agricultural products in the EU Member States The expression ex officio protection commonly refers to an active role played by…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Italy: the GI Calendar shows “busy” A year away from upcoming international event Expo 2015, the international food business community met in Parma from 5 to 8 May at the occasion of the 17th edition of the International…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Enhancing of GIs protection in Singapore The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Singapore, which was initialed in September 2013 and is expected to be effective by the end of 2014, paved the way for a…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Recent developments on .wine and .vin On 4 April, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) decided to postpone any decision concerning the delegation on the 2 new generic top level domains (gTLDs) .wine and .vin.…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} The CRT celebrates its 20th Anniversary and the 40 years of the Appellation of origin “Tequila” Dear members of oriGIn – our international family of GIs, I am pleased to inform you that later this year the…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} The 10th Anniversary of the “Savoie Cheeses Festival” The “Savoie Cheeses Festival” will take place on 29 June at Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte, between Annecy and Aix-les-Bains, France. At the occasion of the 10th Festival Anniversary, a common area will…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Update on the EU bilateral agreements under negotiations In the first half of March, oriGIn participated in several meetings in Brussels on the bilateral agreements currently negotiated by the EU. Here is an update with respect to…
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Intellectual Property Watch Reports Thanks to our partnership with Intellectual Property Watch (IP-Watch), we send you periodically special articles concerning GIs, trademarks as well as other relevant IP issues. You find below the link to an interesting article…
Check out the latest TV programs & Videos about oriGIn’s Members: CNN African Voices: Reportage about the Moroccan geographical indication “Huile d’Argane” : Part 1–Part 2–Part 3 “Châteauneuf-du-Pape. All around the world” , promotional video of the French appellation of…
In preparation of the meeting of the Advisory Group on International Aspects of Agriculture, which oriGIn will attend in Brussels on 13 March, please find below an update prepared by the European Commission on the state of play of the…
13/07/2016 – XIV round of negotiations, Brussels (Belgium) – Stakeholder Meeting Presentations programme Presentation of Mr Massimo Vittori, Managing Director of oriGIn on GIs in the TTIP: The Road Ahead, looking at it as an opportunity Presentation of Mr Sébastien…
The ex officio protection of PDO/PGI successfully implemented in the UK Last week, the London’s famous store “Harrods” blocked online and in-store sales of olive oil not corresponding to the product specification of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) “Toscano”, but…
Revised Draft Reference Document on the Protection of Country Names Against Registration and Use as Trademarks Study on the Protection of Country Names Update on Trademark-Related Aspects of the Domain Name System
oriGIn regularly attends the meetings of Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) established at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1998.
{autotoc option1=value1|option2=value2|…|optionN=valueN} Breaking News! oriGIn Alerts Dear All, Following the launch of the new oriGIn website, we invite you to discover our “oriGIn Alerts”, a dynamic and interactive online service for our Members to be updated on GIs and…
