Protecting Craft and Industrial Products: The EU’s New Geographical Indication (GI) Framework Effective December 2025It may not seem obvious, but “Parma ham“ and “Champagne” share several important similarities.…

Geographical Indications (GIs) and the upcoming changes to the EU system starting in December 2025The protection system of geographical indications (GIs) in the European Union is set to undergo changes as two new…

At the end of 2020, the new GIview search database for all Geographical Indications (GIs) was officially launched at the online conference “Strengthening GIs”. This new tool has been developed by the European…

As many trademark owners in Germany and other western countries have experienced in the past, the demand for their high-quality products is very high with the middle class in China. Unfortunately, it is quite…

On 20 November 2017 the European brand owner association (MARQUES) published a Brexit position paper where it sets out its position about the upcoming Brexit and the concerns towards the so far not drawn…

Geographical Indications, also known as GIs, are forms of intellectual property protection designed to protect indications associated with a location. GIs provide consumers accurate information regarding the…

Combining the fact that Italy is the third biggest producer of GI products in the EU and that Italian cuisine is cherished across the globe, it is safe to say that IP infringements are imminent. This time the…

On 6 October 2015 the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the possible extension of geographical indication (GI) protection of the European Union (EU) to non-agricultural products. The resolution…