{"id":2820,"date":"2015-05-22T17:45:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationaldiplomat.com\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2015-05-22T17:45:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:45:22","slug":"negotiators-adopt-geneva-act-of-lisbon-agreement-at-diplomatic-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=2820","title":{"rendered":"Negotiators Adopt Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement at Diplomatic Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geneva, May 20, 2015
\nPR\/2015\/779
\nNegotiators approved a revision of an international registration system providing protection for names that identify the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, wine, pottery, glass and cloth.
\nA\u00a0Diplomatic Conference\u00a0was held in Geneva from May 11 to 21, 2015 and adopted the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
\nThe Geneva Act allows the international registration of geographical indications (GIs), in addition to appellations of origin, and permits the accession to the Lisbon Agreement by certain intergovernmental organizations.
\nWIPO Director General Francis Gurry concluded by thanking delegations from all WIPO member states for their very constructive engagement. He said all delegations showed \u201can openness to discuss different approaches in a very positive spirit.\u201d
\nThe President of the Diplomatic Conference Ambassador Luis Enrique Ch\u00e1vez Basagoitia, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Genevaexpressed satisfaction with the outcome of the diplomatic conference and called the adoption of the Geneva Act a \u201ctranscendental moment\u201d for the Lisbon Union and WIPO.
\nThe Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement further develops the legal framework of the\u00a0Lisbon System, which helps promote many globally marketed products such as, for example, Scotch whiskey, Darjeeling tea and Caf\u00e9 de Colombia.
\nOther changes affect fee provisions, scope of protection, protection against becoming generic, and safeguards for respect of prior trademark rights.\u00a0The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement will enter into force three months after five eligible parties have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession.
\nThe basic negotiating text for the Diplomatic Conference was developed between 2008 and 2014 by a Lisbon System working group with the goal of attracting a wider membership to the System, while preserving its principles and objectives.
\nThe Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration was originally concluded in 1958.
\nBackground<\/strong>
\nBroadly speaking, a\u00a0geographical indication\u00a0is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities, reputation or characteristics that are essentially attributable to that place of origin. An appellation of origin is a similar type of sign, but often with more stringent criteria for usage.
\nAppellations of origin and geographical indications both require a qualitative link between the product to which they refer and its place of origin. Both inform consumers about a product\u2019s geographical origin and a quality, characteristic or reputation (for geographical indications) of the product linked to its place of origin. The basic difference between the two terms is that the link with the place of origin is stronger in the case of an appellation of origin.
\nThe quality or characteristics of a product protected as an appellation of origin must result exclusively or essentially from its geographical origin. This generally means that the raw materials should be sourced in the place of origin and that the processing of the product should also happen there.
\nIn the case of geographical indications, a single criterion attributable to geographical origin is sufficient for the geographical indication to qualify as such, which may also be the specific reputation of the product. Moreover, the production of the raw materials and the development or processing of a geographical indication product do not necessarily have to take place entirely in the defined geographical area.
\nAdditional examples of appellations of origin and geographical indications are Gouda Holland, Argan Oil, Swiss watches and Tequila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Geneva, May 20, 2015 PR\/2015\/779 Negotiators approved a revision of an international registration system providing protection for names that identify the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, wine, pottery, glass and cloth. A\u00a0Diplomatic Conference\u00a0was held in Geneva from May 11 to 21, 2015 and adopted the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
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