In September 2020, the Australian government opened a public consultation on a possible new Geographical Indications (GI) right that could provide GI protection to goods other than wines and spirits. The consultation sought industry, business and community views on “the…
In November, ORIGEN ESPAÑA launched the campaign “Abre los ojos ¡Disfruta!” (Open your eyes, Enjoy!), with the objective to raise consumers’ awareness on Protected Designation of origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) logos for EU food quality products. The…
Following the opinion of Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered on 17 September concerning Case C 490/19 opposing the “Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du fromage Morbier” and “the Société Fromagère du Livradois SAS”, on 17 December the Court of Justice of the…
On 15 November, the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) , plus China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade agreement which – once ratified –…
Over the last months, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was particularly active in the field of GIs: On 20 November, Lao PDR deposited its instrument of accession to the WIPO Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of…
Building a more sustainable future, through a development model which combines harmoniously economic, social and environmental value, is one of the main priority of our generation. While the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have set targets for 2030, it…
On 10 November, the Council of the EU adopted a set of conclusions on the future EU intellectual property policy, which includes the recognition of the need to strengthen GIs protection systems. In that framework, the Council announced it is…
On October 29, the National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay officially recognized the appellation Champagne in its jurisdiction. The appellation Champagne is now protected in Paraguay against any misuse and other infringements of the name according to the national…
The UK left the EU on 31 January, but it’s continuing to follow the bloc’s rules until the end of the year. These extra 11 months of transition were designed to give both sides some time to negotiate a post-Brexit…
Earlier this year, in May 11, the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO has rendered its decision (R 2028/2019-2) concerning the appeal relating to the European Union trade mark application No 17 257 981, filed on 27 September 2017,…
On 17 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered his opinion on Case C 490/19, opposing the “Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du fromage Morbier” and the French company “Fromagère du Livradois”. The case…
24/10/2024-Engage with oriGIn and the FAO on improving GI sustainability performances 02/08/2024-Call for contributions for the International Conference on “Global Perspectives on Geographical Indications” 20/03/2024-oriGIn and the FAO launch the publication : “Developing a roadmap towards increased sustainability in geographical…
On 17 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered his opinion on Case C 490/19, opposing the “Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du fromage Morbier” and the French company “Fromagère du Livradois”. The case…
On 7 September, the African Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), the “Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle” (OAPI), the African Union Commission (AUC), the European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) approved the AfriPI action plan. AfriPI is…
At the beginning of September, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) signed a General Protocol for Action with the Spanish Civil Guard to further the protection of Scotch Whisky in Spain, a relevant export market for our GI. As with all…
Background On 8 June 2020 the European Commission received a complaint by an industry association regarding an obstacle to the import of ‘Tequila’ in the European Union (EU). The complaint submits that, on 7 February 2020, the “Consejo Regulador del…
On 2 September, the European Parliamentary Research Service published an update on the EU-China stand-alone GIs Agreement. We were glad to note that, as background information on EU concluded or ongoing talks on GI agreements (at the end of page…
On 3 August, the European Commission published a Study on evaluation of practices for combating speculative and abusive “.eu” domain name registrations. The Study assesses the practices to prevent and fight “.eu” domain name registrations that are identical or confusingly…
