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 ...

Feta cheese. It’s number 16 on a list of 100 agri-food, wine and spirits names that China will soon protect as Europe’s intellectual property (IP). That’s because the European Union (EU) and China ...

The U.S. Trade Representative is using its annual report on the global state of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement to take the European Union to task for creating barriers to market ...

The Council and the European Parliament reached today a provisional deal on the regulation for geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products. Once this regulation is finally ...

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World Trade Organisation disputes panel has told the European Union to open its geographical indication protection system to traditionally made foodstuffs (and drinks) from non-EU countries. The ...

A new bilateral agreement promises mutual recognition of certain geographical indications from Europe and China. Katharina König and Matthew Murphy explain Earlier this year, the European Commission ...

With the U.S. Trade Representative preparing to publish the Special 301 Report on intellectual property issues, the European Union’s continued utilization of geographical indications, or GIs, as ...

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 ...

The European Commission today [Friday] presented a proposal to improve protection for geographical indications and designations of origin for unique agricultural products and foodstuffs which are ...