PATTAYA, Thailand – The Department of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Commerce has announced the registration of ...

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 ...

Ponduru Khadi, a traditional hand-woven fabric from Andhra Pradesh's Ponduru village, has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, enhancing its national and international recognition. This GI ...

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment has launched NIPPS to modernize its intellectual property framework, ...

The French law no.2014-344 on consumer protection, named "Hamon Act" (for the name of the Ministry in charge of this reform) and dated March 17, 2014, creates a new industrial property right: the ...

Türkiye aims to increase the global visibility and economic value of its geographically indicated products as it ranks second worldwide in geographical indication registrations, according to the ...

Hu Gang of CCPIT examines protection of geographical indications in China, assessing the Sino-US Economic and Trade Agreement and EU-China Agreement China and the United States, two of the world's ...

Under European Union (EU) law—specifically, Article 103(2) of Regulation 1308/2013—signs that qualify as protected designations of origin (PDOs) or protected geographical indications (PGIs) are ...

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One of the ways that a “Geographical Indication”, or a “GI” can be protected in Australia is by registration of a ‘certification trade mark’. Certification trade marks are a specific type of trade ...

Gang Hu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office discusses the Economic and Trade Agreement between China and the US regarding the protection of geographical indications China and the US, as the world ...

Türkiye’s traditional candied chestnuts from Bursa and rice from Ipsala have received geographical indication registration from the European Union (EU), the country’s agriculture and forestry minister ...