Geographical Indications and WIPO Recent Developments

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Geographical Indications and WIPORecent
Developments

• Marcus Höpperger, WIPO

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• Argentina
• Austria
• Belgium
• China
• Egypt
• France
• Great Britain
• India
• Italy
• Mexico
• The Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• United States of America

• Australia
• Canada
• Chile
• Denmark
• Ecuador
• Japan
• Norway
• Sweden
• Spain
• South Africa

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Pilsner Beer Survey by the German Patentamt in
1914
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Geographical Indications

• Long-standing and contentious history of
  multilateral negotiations
• Paris Convention of 1883
• Madrid Agreement (Indications of Source 1891)
• Lisbon Agreement 1958
• TRIPS Agreement 1994

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Lisbon Agreement

• for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and
  their International Registration
• 23 Member States
• Georgia (September 23, 2004)
• DPR of Korea (January 4, 2005)
• Peru (May 16, 2005)
• 854 registrations (781 in force)
• Italy party since 1968
• 28 internationally registered aoo of Italian
  origin

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Regulations of April1, 2002

• Recording of Invalidations under Rule 16

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Madrid Agreement and Protocol

• Concerning the International Registration of
  Marks
• 77 Contracting Parties
• Collective Marks, Certification Marks or
  Guarantee Marks
• Rule 9(4)(a)(x) of Common Regulations

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Madrid System

• 1078 Internationally registered collective or
  certification marks
• 352 in classes 29 to 33

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Progressive Norm Development

• Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks,
  Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications
  (SCT)
• Documents
• SCT/10/4 (Assessment of Quality and Reputation)
• SCT/10/6 (Internet Domain Names and GIs)
• SCT/9/4 and 5 (Definition and Principle of
  Territoriality)
• SCT/8/4 and 5 (Existing Systems)
• SCT/5/3 (Possible Solutions for Conflicts Between
  TMs and GIs)

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Cooperation for Economic Development

• Projects
• Uganda (Nile Perch)
• Ecuador (Montecristi)
• Sri Lanka

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Thank You!

• Marcus Höpperger, WIPO