EU quality schemes safeguard the heritage of Europe's agricultural products. They make quality products easily recognisable for consumers and offer market opportunities to producers, including ones ...

A vast number of consumers worldwide prioritize authenticity and product quality above all else. Geographical indications (GIs)—a designation identifying a product originating from a specific ...

Geographical Indications (GIs) serve as a pivotal mechanism in both safeguarding the heritage of local products and promoting rural development. By linking products to their specific place of origin, ...

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2025 (ENA) -- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-General Daren Tang noted today that geographical indication system would enable Ethiopian coffee, honey, ...

Aurélia Marie of Cabinet Beau de Lomenie discusses how geographical indications can co-exist with trademarks and other quality signs A geographical indication is a distinctive sign. It assures the ...

Türkiye aims to increase the global visibility and economic value of its geographically indicated products as it ranks second worldwide in geographical indication registrations, according to the ...

Hu Gang of CCPIT examines protection of geographical indications in China, assessing the Sino-US Economic and Trade Agreement and EU-China Agreement China and the United States, two of the world's ...

Ministers have adopted a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament ('general approach') on the proposed regulation on geographical indication (GI) protection for craft and industrial ...

Bhutan plans to register 205 local products under the Geographical Indication (GI) system by 2034 to brand its cultural identity and boost rural livelihoods. special Prayer flags improve brand locked ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The Geographical Indications (GI) Act 2022 (Act 836) made its first headlines yesterday, nearly three years after it came into force. A coffee manufacturing company and its ...

The Federal Administrative Court has upheld a decision of the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property in which the latter had refused to register the trademark GB for goods and services in Classes ...

The New Zealand High Court suggests that incorporating additional labelling to the proposed mark may lead to a different conclusion. The decision confirms trademark applications can be refused for ...