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 ...

Digvijaya Singh, an MP from Rajya Sabha, urged PM Narendra Modi to grant a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Madhya Pradesh's Basmati rice, highlighting the plight of farmers due to lack of proper ...

On April 13, 2022, the European Commission submitted a proposed regulation on the protection of Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products (CIPs), along with amendments to existing EU ...

The applicant, an association of farmers with approximately 1450 members, is the proprietor of the German collective trademarks “Hohenloher Landschwein” (= “Hohenloher country pig”) and “Hohenloher ...

A stakeholder meeting on Geographical Indication (GI) initiatives for traditional crafts and handloom products of Nagaland was held on March 5 at the Conference Hall of the Nagaland Handloom and ...

The IP implications of the recently signed agreement represent wider opportunities for growth for both sides, as well as greater internationalisation of standards. Germany is set to introduce a ...

For the first time in years, the U.S. is going on the offensive against the expansion of Europe’s geographical indications — think brie, gouda and parmesan. Those uncapitalized cheese names aren’t ...

The tiny archipelago of São Tomé and Principe has kickstarted the protection of its cocoa through geographical indication, explains Diana Pereira of Inventa. São Tomé and Príncipe is an island state ...

It has been slow progress, but the relationship between geographical indications and trademarks is being hammered out in treaty negotiations and courtrooms around the world. Today's panel, "Champagnes ...

Bhutan plans to register 205 local products under the Geographical Indication (GI) system by 2034 to brand its cultural identity and boost rural livelihoods. (FAO) tradition to a locked content logo ...

The Cuera Tamaulipeca has been legally recognized as a product linked exclusively to its region of origin through PGI status.

Geographical indications are provided legal protection in Hungary by means of national protection and by community legal protection. In this combined system, geographical indications for agricultural ...