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GIs in the USA

In search of new paradigms:

GIs and sustainability

  • Rural development

  • Interest of consumers

  • AOP (Association and Research Foundation)

  • GI list (oriGIn/Berkeley)
  • Affirming than GIs = protectionism amount to say that TM, copyright and patents = protectionism

  • All IPRs (including GIs) are territorial rights, so are the IPRs exceptions

Practical problems encountered by GI groups in the USA

  • Involvement of producers

  • Registration costs

  • Later TM applications

  • Litigation

GIs are IPRs

  • Recognized by the WTO TRIPs Agreement

  • Legal protection = monopoly

  • Exceptions: generic names and previous trademarks

T-TIP:

Expectations of GIs

from both side

of the Atlantic

T-TIP and GIs:

an opportunity for the economy

  • Let's not drop a huge potential for a very limited number of names

  • Let's be flexible an creative, with the main objective of protecting consumers

GI definition

  • Geographical names associated with goods (produced in the corresponding geographical area) with specific qualities, characteristics and reputation

  • What does make such products unique: soil, climate, production techniques, human factor
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