GIs in the USA
In search of new paradigms:
GIs and sustainability
- IPRs = protectionism??? They are rather an instrument to protect investments, ingenuity and knowledge
- IPRs are territorial rights, so are the exceptions to IPRs
Practical problems encountered by GI groups in the USA
- Protection and enforcement in foreign markets
GIs are IPRs
- Recognized by the WTO TRIPs Agreement
- Exceptions: generic names and previous trademarks (flexibility)
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 conflictual names
- Let's be flexible an creative, with the main objective of protecting consumers
Idaho® in Germany
Napa Valley Wines infringements around the world