Atlas - Protection of designations of origin and geographical indications in the world
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We kindly invite you to dive in the world of law on Geographical Indications. Beautiful creation of human minds to put in the legal frames what humankind has been doing for centuries and generations: use the advantages of the region where they lived to create something unique and one of the kind. Passing on the knowledge on how they perfect production of certain product from generation to generation; creating consortias for better organization and control of the quality of the product. Finally, creating the laws to protect national geographical indications, creating international treaties and bilateral agreements to ensure the protection will spread worldwide.
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The information provided in the Atlas cannot be used as a legal advice.
Sources: WIPO Lex, direct contact with relevant institutions of each country, in some cases the national websites. Research was conducted in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Translations from other languages was made by automatic translation tool.
The research was conducted between 20.12.2017 and 04.05.2018
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Capital city: | Kabul |
| latitude: | 34.5536266 |
| longitude: | 69.0573049 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Albania |
| Capital city: | Tirana |
| latitude: | 41.3309769 |
| longitude: | 19.782718 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part. Protocol 3 lays down reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine (include Port and Douro Wines), spirit drinks and aromatised wine names. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:2d40be11-c159-4340-89e4-e214303fcc5f.0005.02/DOC_5&format=PDF |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Albania and EU protected are the following: Douro, whether or not preceded by Vinho do or Moscatel do: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior and Port Wine under following names; Port, Porto, Oporto, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn, Vin de Porto, Port Wine. |
| Country: | Algieria |
| Capital city: | Algiers |
| latitude: | 36.7538259 |
| longitude: | 3.0534529 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Andorra |
| Capital city: | Andora la Vella |
| latitude: | 42.5051006 |
| longitude: | 1.5116108 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Angola |
| Capital city: | Luanda |
| latitude: | -8.8533562 |
| longitude: | 13.2140643 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on the registration sistem of Angola, "Porto" e "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto |
| Country: | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Capital city: | Saint John's |
| latitude: | 17.1255529 |
| longitude: | -61.8624045 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical indications. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Capital city: | Buenos Aires |
| latitude: | -34.6156625 |
| longitude: | -58.5033381 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Armenia |
| Capital city: | Yerevan |
| latitude: | 40.1535005 |
| longitude: | 44.4185273 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Australia |
| Capital city: | Canberra |
| latitude: | -35.2812958 |
| longitude: | 149.124822 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine from 2009 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/PT/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:21994A0331(01)&qid=1501062846313&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Australia and EU protected are the following: Porto, Vinho do Porto, Vin de Porto, Porto, Port Wine, Oporto, Portwein, Portvin, or Portwijn, and Douro, whetever or not followed by Vinho do or Moscatel do: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior. |
| Country: | Austria |
| Capital city: | Vienna |
| latitude: | 48.2208286 |
| longitude: | 16.2399774 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Capital city: | Baku |
| latitude: | 40.3947021 |
| longitude: | 49.7849198 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Bahrain |
| Capital city: | Manama |
| latitude: | 26.2266894 |
| longitude: | 50.5540067 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Capital city: | Dhaka |
| latitude: | 23.7807777 |
| longitude: | 90.3492857 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Barbados |
| Capital city: | Bridgetown |
| latitude: | 13.1013529 |
| longitude: | -59.6140473 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Belarus |
| Capital city: | Minsk |
| latitude: | 53.8840092 |
| longitude: | 27.5796472 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Capital city: | Brussels |
| latitude: | 50.8550625 |
| longitude: | 4.3053505 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Belize |
| Capital city: | Belmopan |
| latitude: | 17.25488 |
| longitude: | -88.7825992 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Benin |
| Capital city: | Porto-Novo |
| latitude: | 6.4960355 |
| longitude: | 2.5872797 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Bhutan |
| Capital city: | Thimphu |
| latitude: | 27.4794738 |
| longitude: | 89.6033758 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Bolivia |
| Capital city: | La Paz |
| latitude: | -16.5205361 |
| longitude: | -68.1941176 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Legislation of Comunidad Andina: Common Regime of Industrial Property (486) |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Capital city: | Sarajevo |
| latitude: | 43.8938256 |
| longitude: | 18.3129518 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Stabilisation and association agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22015A0630(01)&qid=1588181652633&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU protected are the following: Douro, whetever or not proceded by "Vinho do" or "Moscatel do": Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior, and Port Wine under following names: Port, Porto, Oporto, Portwein, Portwijn, Vin de Porto, Port Wine, Vinho do Porto. Based on Lisbon Agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Botswana |
| Capital city: | Gaborone |
| latitude: | -24.6091349 |
| longitude: | 25.8604645 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic Partnership agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22016A0916(01)&qid=1588099588204&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Capital city: | Brasilia |
| latitude: | -15.721387 |
| longitude: | -48.0774425 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Commercial Treaty between Portugal and Brazil from 1933. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | http://www.ivdp.pt/pt/docs_juridico/Acordo%20Comercial%20entre%20Brasil%20e%20Portugal_14_09_1933.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on the agreement between Brazil and Portugal, "Porto" is protected. Also based on the registration sistem of Brazil, "Porto" is protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | IG Porto |
| Country: | Brunei Darussalam |
| Capital city: | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| latitude: | 4.9062259 |
| longitude: | 114.9030708 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Capital city: | Sofia |
| latitude: | 42.6390604 |
| longitude: | 23.1838635 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Burkina Faso |
| Capital city: | Ouagadougou |
| latitude: | 12.3586508 |
| longitude: | -1.6068835 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Burundi |
| Capital city: | Bujumbura |
| latitude: | -3.3751268 |
| longitude: | 29.2853426 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Cabo Verde |
| Capital city: | Praia |
| latitude: | 14.9365278 |
| longitude: | -23.5417491 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Cambodia |
| Capital city: | Phnom Penh |
| latitude: | 11.5796669 |
| longitude: | 104.7501015 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Cameroon |
| Capital city: | Yaounde |
| latitude: | 3.8304736 |
| longitude: | 11.4408185 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Canada |
| Capital city: | Ottawa |
| latitude: | 45.2502975 |
| longitude: | -76.0804367 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22017A0114(01)&qid=1588090619553&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Canada and EU protected are the following: Douro, Vinho do Douro, Moscatel do Douro, and Port Wine under following names: Port , Porto , Oporto, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn, Vin de Porto , Port Wine, Vinho do Porto. Also based on the registration sistem of Canada, "Porto" and "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | IG Porto/Port/Portwein/Portvin/portwijn/Oporto |
| Country: | Central African Republic |
| Capital city: | Bangui |
| latitude: | 4.3783071 |
| longitude: | 18.5421796 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Chad |
| Capital city: | N'Djamena |
| latitude: | 12.1203 |
| longitude: | 15.0224394 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Chile |
| Capital city: | Santiago |
| latitude: | -33.4532908 |
| longitude: | -70.7142129 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part from year 2002 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:1f641ed4-e709-43cc-a112-d75455ab3ecb.0016.02/DOC_1&format=PDF |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Chile and EU protected are the following: Porto, Port, Oporto, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn and Douro Favaios. |
| Country: | China |
| Capital city: | Beijing |
| latitude: | 39.9390731 |
| longitude: | 116.1172767 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Capital city: | Bogota |
| latitude: | 4.6486259 |
| longitude: | -74.2478923 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Trade agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/046548f2-8de3-11e9-9369-01aa75ed71a1.0006.02/DOC_1 |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Colombia and Peru and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto. Also based on the registration sistem of Colombia, "Porto" and "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | IG Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Comoros |
| Capital city: | Moroni |
| latitude: | -11.7 |
| longitude: | 43.25 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Cook Islands |
| Capital city: | Avarua |
| latitude: | -21.206561 |
| longitude: | -159.775603 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Capital city: | San Jose |
| latitude: | 9.935697 |
| longitude: | -84.1483646 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and its member states, on the one hand, and Central America on the other |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A1215(01)&qid=1588091459781&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto. Also based on the registration sistem of Costa Rica, "Porto" and "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | IG Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Capital city: | Zagreb |
| latitude: | 45.8402941 |
| longitude: | 15.8942919 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Cuba |
| Capital city: | Havana |
| latitude: | 23.0509409 |
| longitude: | -82.4730868 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Cyprus |
| Capital city: | Nicosia |
| latitude: | 35.1923177 |
| longitude: | 33.3623828 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Capital city: | Prague |
| latitude: | 50.0598058 |
| longitude: | 14.3255416 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Capital city: | Kinshasa |
| latitude: | -4.4011293 |
| longitude: | 15.2527045 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement protected are the names Port |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Capital city: | Copenhagen |
| latitude: | 55.6713442 |
| longitude: | 12.5237846 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Djibouti |
| Capital city: | Djibouti |
| latitude: | 11.5748011 |
| longitude: | 43.12076 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement |
| Country: | Dominica |
| Capital city: | Roseau |
| latitude: | 15.3061008 |
| longitude: | -61.3860845 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Capital city: | Santo Domingo |
| latitude: | 18.4801013 |
| longitude: | -69.982031 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic Partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement protected are the names Porto and Douro and their translations.The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Capital city: | Quito |
| latitude: | -0.1862504 |
| longitude: | -78.5706235 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Trade agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/046548f2-8de3-11e9-9369-01aa75ed71a1.0006.02/DOC_1 |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Colombia and Peru and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto. |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Capital city: | Cairo |
| latitude: | 30.0595581 |
| longitude: | 31.2234449 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Madrid agreement |
| Country: | El Salvador |
| Capital city: | San Salvador |
| latitude: | 13.6915591 |
| longitude: | -89.2497135 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreemen establishing an association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A1215(01)&qid=1588091459781&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto.Also based on the registration sistem of El Salvador, "Porto" and "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Equatorial Guinea |
| Capital city: | Malabo |
| latitude: | 3.7555319 |
| longitude: | 8.7066581 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Eritrea |
| Capital city: | Asmara |
| latitude: | 15.3258971 |
| longitude: | 38.881709 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Estonia |
| Capital city: | Tallinn |
| latitude: | 59.4717925 |
| longitude: | 24.5981604 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Eswatini |
| Capital city: | Mbabane |
| latitude: | -26.309282 |
| longitude: | 31.135297 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Banjul Protocol on Marks Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement |
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Capital city: | Addis Ababa |
| latitude: | 8.9633398 |
| longitude: | 38.7081046 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Capital city: | Suva |
| latitude: | -18.1235343 |
| longitude: | 178.4279689 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement |
| Country: | Finland |
| Capital city: | Helsinki |
| latitude: | 60.11021 |
| longitude: | 24.7385086 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | France |
| Capital city: | Paris |
| latitude: | 48.8589507 |
| longitude: | 2.2770204 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Gabon |
| Capital city: | Libreville |
| latitude: | 0.4113817 |
| longitude: | 9.3645894 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Gambia |
| Capital city: | Banjul |
| latitude: | 13.4523699 |
| longitude: | -16.5892536 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Capital city: | Tbilisi |
| latitude: | 41.7326304 |
| longitude: | 44.6987696 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs from 2012 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A0330(01)&qid=1588178336497&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Georgia and EU protected are the following: Oporto Equivalent term: Porto / Vinho do Porto / Vin de Porto / Port / Port Wine / Portwein / Portvin / Portwijn , and Douro ( whether or not followed by Douro Superior Equivalent term: Vinho do Douro). Based on Lisbon Agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Germany |
| Capital city: | Berlin |
| latitude: | 52.5069704 |
| longitude: | 13.2846498 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Capital city: | Accra |
| latitude: | 5.5913754 |
| longitude: | -0.2497697 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement |
| Country: | Greece |
| Capital city: | Athens |
| latitude: | 37.9908997 |
| longitude: | 23.7033199 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Grenada |
| Capital city: | Saint George's |
| latitude: | 12.0539888 |
| longitude: | -61.7588454 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Guatemala |
| Capital city: | Guatemala City |
| latitude: | 14.6263757 |
| longitude: | -90.5626006 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreemen establishing an association between the European Union and its member states, on the one hand, and Central America on the other |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A1215(01)&qid=1588091459781&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto.Also based on the registration sistem of Guatemala, "Porto" and "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Guinea |
| Capital city: | Conakry |
| latitude: | 9.6343874 |
| longitude: | -13.6493713 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Capital city: | Bissau |
| latitude: | 11.8696287 |
| longitude: | -15.6473429 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Guyana |
| Capital city: | Georgetown |
| latitude: | 6.7877123 |
| longitude: | -58.1865529 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Haiti |
| Capital city: | Port-au-Prince |
| latitude: | 18.5791869 |
| longitude: | -72.3545002 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Honduras |
| Capital city: | Tegucigalpa |
| latitude: | 14.0839962 |
| longitude: | -87.2399922 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreemen establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A1215(01)&qid=1588091459781&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto. Also based on the registration sistem of Honduras, "Porto" and "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Capital city: | Hong Kong |
| latitude: | 22.3529913 |
| longitude: | 113.9876152 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Capital city: | Budapest |
| latitude: | 47.4813602 |
| longitude: | 18.9902204 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Capital city: | Reykjavik |
| latitude: | 64.1335484 |
| longitude: | -21.9224814 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | EEA Agreement, Protocol 47 on the Abolition of Technical Barriers to Trade in Wine |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | India |
| Capital city: | New Delhi |
| latitude: | 28.6185472 |
| longitude: | 77.1856161 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on the registration sistem of India, "Porto" e "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Capital city: | Jakarta |
| latitude: | -6.2457498 |
| longitude: | 106.2493509 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Iran |
| Capital city: | Teheran |
| latitude: | 35.6970118 |
| longitude: | 51.2097348 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Iraq |
| Capital city: | Baghdad |
| latitude: | 33.304147 |
| longitude: | 44.368256 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Capital city: | Dublin |
| latitude: | 53.343888 |
| longitude: | -6.259701 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Israel |
| Capital city: | Jerusalem |
| latitude: | 31.767398 |
| longitude: | 35.211309 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Italy |
| Capital city: | Rome |
| latitude: | 41.883333 |
| longitude: | 12.483333 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Ivory Coast |
| Capital city: | Yamoussoukro |
| latitude: | 6.8161509 |
| longitude: | -5.3161554 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Jamaica |
| Capital city: | Kingston |
| latitude: | 18.017872 |
| longitude: | -76.809970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Japan |
| Capital city: | Tokyo |
| latitude: | 35.708605 |
| longitude: | 139.731451 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/d40c8f20-09a4-11e9-81b4-01aa75ed71a1.0006.01/DOC_1 |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Japan and EU protected are the following: Douro and Oporto / Port / Port Wine / Porto / Portvin / Portwein / Portwijn / vin de Porto / vinho do Porto. |
| Country: | Jordan |
| Capital city: | Amman |
| latitude: | 31.944148 |
| longitude: | 35.929186 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Kazakhstan |
| Capital city: | Astana |
| latitude: | 51.159421 |
| longitude: | 71.470015 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Capital city: | Nairobi |
| latitude: | -1.294109 |
| longitude: | 36.821166 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Kiribati |
| Capital city: | Tarawa |
| latitude: | 1.4517909 |
| longitude: | 172.9693205 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Kuwait |
| Capital city: | Kuwait |
| latitude: | 29.375578 |
| longitude: | 47.977403 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Capital city: | Bishkek |
| latitude: | 42.873206 |
| longitude: | 74.568556 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Laos |
| Capital city: | Vientiane |
| latitude: | 17.973967 |
| longitude: | 102.633837 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention |
| Country: | Latvia |
| Capital city: | Riga |
| latitude: | 56.957920 |
| longitude: | 24.109931 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Capital city: | Beirut |
| latitude: | 33.904606 |
| longitude: | 35.505913 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Lesotho |
| Capital city: | Maseru |
| latitude: | -29.315802 |
| longitude: | 27.488200 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the European Union and its member states, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22016A0916(01)&qid=1588099588204&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Liberia |
| Capital city: | Monrovia |
| latitude: | 6.290269 |
| longitude: | -10.761202 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Banjul Protocol on Marks Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention |
| Country: | Libya |
| Capital city: | Tripoli |
| latitude: | 32.887368 |
| longitude: | 13.191039 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention |
| Country: | Liechtenstein |
| Capital city: | Vaduz |
| latitude: | 47.148153 |
| longitude: | 9.515900 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention, TRIPS agreement and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Lithuania |
| Capital city: | Vilnus |
| latitude: | 54.687788 |
| longitude: | 25.267689 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Luxembourg |
| Capital city: | Luxembourg |
| latitude: | 49.610532 |
| longitude: | 6.130118 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Macao |
| Capital city: | Macao |
| latitude: | 22.204269 |
| longitude: | 113.555497 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Macedonia |
| Capital city: | Skopje |
| latitude: | 42.003110 |
| longitude: | 21.439687 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Madagascar |
| Capital city: | Antananarivo |
| latitude: | -18.880561 |
| longitude: | 47.506154 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Malawi |
| Capital city: | Lilongwe |
| latitude: | -13.955191 |
| longitude: | 33.786212 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Banjul Protocol on Marks Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Capital city: | Kuala Lumpur |
| latitude: | 3.136961 |
| longitude: | 101.687674 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Maldives |
| Capital city: | Male |
| latitude: | 4.175236 |
| longitude: | 73.509236 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Mali |
| Capital city: | Bamako |
| latitude: | 12.617440 |
| longitude: | -7.986589 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Malta |
| Capital city: | Valletta |
| latitude: | 35.898124 |
| longitude: | 14.511545 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Marshall Islands |
| Capital city: | Majuro |
| latitude: | 7.118238 |
| longitude: | 171.188027 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Mauritania |
| Capital city: | Nouakchott |
| latitude: | 18.070748 |
| longitude: | -15.959400 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Mauritius |
| Capital city: | Port Louis |
| latitude: | -20.175466 |
| longitude: | 57.473130 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Capital city: | Mexico City |
| latitude: | 19.432828 |
| longitude: | -99.132195 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Micronesia |
| Capital city: | Palikir |
| latitude: | 6.914860 |
| longitude: | 158.159845 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Moldova |
| Capital city: | Chisinau |
| latitude: | 47.009271 |
| longitude: | 28.860321 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs from 2013 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22013A0115(01)&qid=1588178644895&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Moldova and EU protected are the following: Douro, whetever or not followed by Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior (equivalent term: Vinho do Douro), Moscatel do Douro, and Port Wine under following names: Port, Porto, Oporto, Portwein, Portwijn, Vin de Porto, Port Wine, Vinho do Porto. Based on Lisbon Agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Monaco |
| Capital city: | Monaco |
| latitude: | 43.737013 |
| longitude: | 7.420745 |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Madrid agreement |
| Country: | Mongolia |
| Capital city: | Ulaanbaatar |
| latitude: | 47.886644 |
| longitude: | 106.928268 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Montenegro |
| Capital city: | Podgorica |
| latitude: | 42.433246 |
| longitude: | 19.254761 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part from 2010 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:22010A0429(01)&qid=1588181259147&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Montenegro and EU protected are the following: Douro, whetever or not proceded by Vinho do or Moscatel do: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior, and Port Wine under following names: Port, Porto, Porto, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn, Vin de Porto, Port Wine, Vinho do Porto. Based on Lisbon Agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Capital city: | Rabat |
| latitude: | 33.974751 |
| longitude: | -6.840442 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention, TRIPS agreement and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Mozambique |
| Capital city: | Maputo |
| latitude: | -25.971422 |
| longitude: | 32.572058 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22016A0916(01)&qid=1588099588204&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Myanmar |
| Capital city: | Naypyidaw |
| latitude: | 19.762324 |
| longitude: | 96.078560 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Namibia |
| Capital city: | Windhoek |
| latitude: | -22.562156 |
| longitude: | 17.065657 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22016A0916(01)&qid=1588099588204&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Nauru |
| Capital city: | Yaren |
| latitude: | -0.546932 |
| longitude: | 166.919518 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Capital city: | Kathmandu |
| latitude: | 27.713249 |
| longitude: | 85.324716 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Capital city: | Amsterdam |
| latitude: | 52.371021 |
| longitude: | 4.896407 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Capital city: | Wellington |
| latitude: | -41.292347 |
| longitude: | 174.778928 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention, TRIPS agreement and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Nicaragua |
| Capital city: | Managua |
| latitude: | 12.113344 |
| longitude: | -86.235460 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreemen establishing an association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A1215(01)&qid=1588091459781&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto. The protection is also based on the registration sistem of Nicaragua. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO/IG Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Niger |
| Capital city: | Niamey |
| latitude: | 13.510472 |
| longitude: | 2.124675 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Capital city: | Abuja |
| latitude: | 9.073483 |
| longitude: | 7.400534 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Niue |
| Capital city: | Alofi |
| latitude: | -19.055617 |
| longitude: | -169.917984 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | North Korea |
| Capital city: | Pyongyang |
| latitude: | 39.034518 |
| longitude: | 125.760821 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Norway |
| Capital city: | Oslo |
| latitude: | 59.913816 |
| longitude: | 10.752667 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Oman |
| Capital city: | Muscat |
| latitude: | 23.583364 |
| longitude: | 58.408000 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Capital city: | Islamabad |
| latitude: | 33.683974 |
| longitude: | 73.048361 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Palau |
| Capital city: | Ngerulmud |
| latitude: | 7.499094 |
| longitude: | 134.624268 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Panama |
| Capital city: | Panama City |
| latitude: | 9.016291 |
| longitude: | -79.532111 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreemen establishing an association between the European Union and its member states, on the one hand, and Central America on the other |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012A1215(01)&qid=1588091459781&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto.The protection is also based on the registration sistem of Panama. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Papua-New Guinea |
| Capital city: | Port Moresby |
| latitude: | -9.479653 |
| longitude: | 147.149680 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Paraguay |
| Capital city: | Asuncion |
| latitude: | -25.266568 |
| longitude: | -57.575518 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Peru |
| Capital city: | Lima |
| latitude: | -12.048764 |
| longitude: | -77.042548 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Trade agreement between the European Union and its member states, of the one part, and Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/046548f2-8de3-11e9-9369-01aa75ed71a1.0006.02/DOC_1 |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Colombia and Peru and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto, Port or Oporto. The protection is also based on the registration sistem of Peru. |
| Registration PORTO: | IG Porto/Port/Oporto |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Capital city: | Manila |
| latitude: | 14.597866 |
| longitude: | 120.984886 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Poland |
| Capital city: | Warsaw |
| latitude: | 52.228019 |
| longitude: | 21.012779 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Capital city: | Lisbon |
| latitude: | 38.720957 |
| longitude: | -9.138918 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Qatar |
| Capital city: | Doha |
| latitude: | 25.285001 |
| longitude: | 51.531521 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Republic of Congo |
| Capital city: | Brazzaville |
| latitude: | -4.265727 |
| longitude: | 15.242927 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Romania |
| Capital city: | Bucharest |
| latitude: | 44.425362 |
| longitude: | 26.102017 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Russia |
| Capital city: | Moscow |
| latitude: | 55.75 |
| longitude: | 37.616667 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on the registration sistem of Russia, "Porto" e "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | DO Porto |
| Country: | Rwanda |
| Capital city: | Kigali |
| latitude: | -1.943883 |
| longitude: | 30.05945 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Capital city: | Basseterre |
| latitude: | 17.301907 |
| longitude: | -62.717753 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Capital city: | Castries |
| latitude: | 14.009546 |
| longitude: | -60.990288 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
| Capital city: | Kingstown |
| latitude: | 13.157364 |
| longitude: | -61.225498 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Samoa |
| Capital city: | Apia |
| latitude: | -13.851368 |
| longitude: | -171.751247 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | San Marino |
| Capital city: | San Marino |
| latitude: | 43.935224 |
| longitude: | 12.447562 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Capital city: | Sao Tome |
| latitude: | 0.257243 |
| longitude: | 6.621746 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Banjul Protocol on Marks Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital city: | Riyadh |
| latitude: | 24.744577 |
| longitude: | 46.703016 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention |
| Country: | Senegal |
| Capital city: | Dakar |
| latitude: | 14.715795 |
| longitude: | -17.467628 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Bangui Agreement, March 1977 (Annex VI), since February 1982, as last amended in February 1999 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://www.fim-musicians.org/wp-content/uploads/EN_Bangui-agreement.pdf |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, through Bangui agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Capital city: | Belgrade |
| latitude: | 44.784891 |
| longitude: | 20.450399 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Stabilisation and association agreement between the European Communities and their member states of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22013A1018(01)&qid=1588180487152&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Serbia and EU protected are the following: Douro, whetever or not proceded by Vinho do or Moscatel do: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior, and Port Wine under following names: Port, Porto, Oporto, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn, Vin de Porto, Port Wine, Vinho do Porto. Based on Lisbon Agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Seychelles |
| Capital city: | Victoria |
| latitude: | -4.619877 |
| longitude: | 55.451058 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Sierra Leone |
| Capital city: | Freetown |
| latitude: | 8.464526 |
| longitude: | -13.233081 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Capital city: | Singapore |
| latitude: | 1.354125 |
| longitude: | 103.867981 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Free Trade agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22019A1114(01)&qid=1588095582924&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | Based on the registration sistem of Singapore, "Porto" e "Douro" are protected in this country. |
| Registration PORTO: | IG Porto/Vinho do Porto/Port/Port Wine/Vin de Porto/Oporto/Portvin/Portwein/Portwijn |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Capital city: | Bratislava |
| latitude: | 48.147150 |
| longitude: | 17.106469 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Capital city: | Ljubljana |
| latitude: | 46.072077 |
| longitude: | 14.510893 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Solomon Islands |
| Capital city: | Honiara |
| latitude: | -9.446343 |
| longitude: | 159.972946 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Somalia |
| Capital city: | Mogadishu |
| latitude: | 2.046677 |
| longitude: | 45.318724 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Capital city: | Pretoria |
| latitude: | -25.751156 |
| longitude: | 28.229085 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part. Protocol 3 lays down the rules about Geographical indications and trade in wines and spirits. This protocol applies to South Africa and the EU member states but other SADC member countries can join. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22016A0916(01)&qid=1588099588204&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between South Africa and EU protected are the following: Porto, Port, Oporto, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn and Douro |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Capital city: | Seoul |
| latitude: | 37.549572 |
| longitude: | 126.994563 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part from 2011 |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22011A0514(01)&qid=1588096611199&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between South Korea and EU protected are the following: Douro, Porto or Port. |
| Country: | South Sudan |
| Capital city: | Juba |
| latitude: | 4.858424 |
| longitude: | 31.571781 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Spain |
| Capital city: | Madrid |
| latitude: | 40.416635 |
| longitude: | -3.703319 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Capital city: | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| latitude: | 6.886584 |
| longitude: | 79.918188 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention, TRIPS agreement and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Sudan |
| Capital city: | Khartoum |
| latitude: | 15.499575 |
| longitude: | 32.560698 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Suriname |
| Capital city: | Paramaribo |
| latitude: | 5.850714 |
| longitude: | -55.204455 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Capital city: | Stockholm |
| latitude: | 59.329169 |
| longitude: | 18.068928 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Capital city: | Bern |
| latitude: | 46.946850 |
| longitude: | 7.447796 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Trade in Agricultural Products |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22012D0295&qid=1588177413469&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement the following names are protected: Douro whether or not followed by Baixo Corgo Equivalent term: Vinho do Douro and Porto Equivalent term: Oporto/Vinho do Porto/Vin de Porto/Port/Port Wine/Portwein/Portvin/Portwijn |
| Country: | Syria |
| Capital city: | Damascus |
| latitude: | 33.513160 |
| longitude: | 36.276801 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Capital city: | Taipei |
| latitude: | 25.031471 |
| longitude: | 121.565420 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Tajikistan |
| Capital city: | Dushanbe |
| latitude: | 38.559055 |
| longitude: | 68.785527 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Tanzania |
| Capital city: | Dodoma |
| latitude: | -6.163556 |
| longitude: | 35.752527 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Banjul Protocol on Marks Within the Framework of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Capital city: | Bangkok |
| latitude: | 13.756543 |
| longitude: | 100.502875 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | The Bahamas |
| Capital city: | Nassau |
| latitude: | 25.046464 |
| longitude: | -77.356069 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Timor-Leste |
| Capital city: | Dili |
| latitude: | -8.557221 |
| longitude: | 125.561429 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Togo |
| Capital city: | Lome |
| latitude: | 6.170925 |
| longitude: | 1.232183 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Tonga |
| Capital city: | Nuku'alofa |
| latitude: | -21.139970 |
| longitude: | -175.204811 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Capital city: | Port of Spain |
| latitude: | 10.654711 |
| longitude: | -61.502173 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Economic partnership agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its member states, of the other part. |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2008.289.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2008:289:TOC#L_2008289EN.01000301 |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement and Paris Convention. The CARIFORUM-EU agreement contains in Article 145 a clause for subsequent assessment which provides that the parties complete the provisions on geographical indications and establish the list of protected geographical areas. The list is still under negotiation. |
| Country: | Tunisia |
| Capital city: | Tunis |
| latitude: | 36.806158 |
| longitude: | 10.181430 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Lisbon agreement, protected are names Porto and Douro and their translations. |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Capital city: | Ankara |
| latitude: | 39.932191 |
| longitude: | 32.859917 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention , TRIPS agreement and Madrid agreement. |
| Country: | Turkmenistan |
| Capital city: | Ashgabat |
| latitude: | 37.957169 |
| longitude: | 58.323232 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention |
| Country: | Tuvalu |
| Capital city: | Funafuti |
| latitude: | -8.520866 |
| longitude: | 179.197452 |
| IVDP names: | None |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Capital city: | Kampala |
| latitude: | 0.345129 |
| longitude: | 32.580326 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Capital city: | Kyiv |
| latitude: | 50.449352 |
| longitude: | 30.523164 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Association agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22014A0529(01)&qid=1588178881294&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between Ukraine and EU after a period of 10 years after the entry in force, the name "Porto" is full protected in Ukraine. During this period it is still possible for some Ukrainian brands to use the name "Porto". |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Capital city: | Abu Dhabi |
| latitude: | 24.453586 |
| longitude: | 54.376994 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Capital city: | London |
| latitude: | 51.506353 |
| longitude: | -0.127195 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 |
| IVDP names: | Based on the european regulation and the EU geographical indications registration. |
| Country: | United States |
| Capital city: | Washington, D. C. |
| latitude: | 38.904722 |
| longitude: | -77.016389 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc#: | Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine |
| Relevant Bilateral / Regional Agreements / etc# - LINK: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02006A0324(01)-20120601&qid=1588011301224&from=PT |
| IVDP names: | According to the agreement between USA and EU protected are the following: Douro, whether or not preceded by Vinho do or Moscatel do: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior and Port Wine under following names: Port, Portwein, Portvin, Portwijn, Vin de Porto, Port Wine. |
| Country: | Uruguay |
| Capital city: | Montevideo |
| latitude: | -34.903321 |
| longitude: | -56.161904 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Uzbekistan |
| Capital city: | Tashkent |
| latitude: | 41.301099 |
| longitude: | 69.242379 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Vanuatu |
| Capital city: | Port Vila |
| latitude: | -17.734430 |
| longitude: | 168.326625 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on TRIPS agreement |
| Country: | Vatican City |
| Capital city: | Vatican City |
| latitude: | 41.903333 |
| longitude: | 12.453333 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Capital city: | Caracas |
| latitude: | 10.480127 |
| longitude: | -66.902796 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Capital city: | Hanoi |
| latitude: | 21.024569 |
| longitude: | 105.832883 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Country: | Yemen |
| Capital city: | Sana'a |
| latitude: | 15.369254 |
| longitude: | 44.189863 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention. |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Capital city: | Lusaka |
| latitude: | -15.388378 |
| longitude: | 28.322876 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| IVDP names: | Based on Paris Convention and TRIPS agreement. |
| Capital City: | Kabul |
| UN Membership: | 1946 |
| WTO Membership: | 2016 |
| WIPO Membership: | 2005 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trademark Registration Law from 2009 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and sevices. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Geographical names that might create confusion as to the origin or source of goods, products or services. |
| Negative right: | Any misuse in a course of trade. Use of a geographical indications of a famous area in manufacturing goods, products or fixed services on the goods, products or services in such manner as to indicate as if such goods have been manufactured and created in the said area, which results in misleading the public. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration and objection. |
| Capital City: | Tirana |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 2000 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1992 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 9947 of July 7, 2008, on Industrial Property (as amended up to Law No. 55/2014 of May 29, 2014) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Designation of origin and geographical indications. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: name of a region, a specific place or in exceptional and duly justifiable cases the name of a country, used to describe a product that complies with the following requirements: its qualitiy or characteristics are exclusively or essentially due to a particular geographical environment,with its inherent natural and human factors, the vines from which it is produced come exclusively from this geographical area; its production takes place in that geographical area; and it is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera. |
| Definition1: | GI: indication referring to a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases the name of a country, used to describe a product that complies with the following requirements: it possesses a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attribuable to that geographical area; at least 85% of the grapes used for the production come exclusively from that geographical area; its production takes place in that geographical area and it is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera or a cross between Vitis vinifera species and other species of the genus Vitis. |
| Scope of protection: | All products, including wines, and handicraft products. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs might be registered on the base of international agreements and based on the rule of reciprocity. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. Registered name cannot become generic. |
| Homonymous names: | Coexistence; should contain indications for differentiation. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Plant species and varieties, animal breeds or similar names that might mislead the public. |
| Negative right: | Any use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Duration of registration is indefinite. The status of authorized user is valid for 5, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | State is the owner, producer is an user. Right to use cannot be transferred. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any assocciation, single or natural person. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration. |
| Grounds for cancellation: | No product has been put on the market for an uninterupted time period of 7 years. |
| Capital City: | Algiers |
| UN Membership: | 1962 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Ordinance No. 76-65 of July 16, 1976 on Appellations of Origin |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | AO: geographical name of a country, a region, a part of a region, a locality or a locality used to designate a product which originates from it and whose quality or characteristics are due exclusively or mainly to the geographical environment including natural factors and human factors. |
| Definition1: | Non-geographical names might be registered. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, artisanal or industrial product, raw or processed. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs might be registered on the base of international agreements and based on the rule of reciprocity. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic names: it is consecrated by the use and considered as such by the persons skilled in the matter and by the public. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to morality, morality or public order. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any institution legally constituted and empowered for that purpose and any natural or legal person who carries on a production activity in the area geographical area and any competent authority. |
| Registration procedure: | The registration procedure is a standard registration procedure that consists of application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Andora la Vella |
| UN Membership: | 1993 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1994 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | Regulation regarding the use of the official stamp of control and guarantee "Andorra's quality controlled wine" for wine originating from Andorra, consists of regulations concerning technical and scientific provisions. |
| National Law1: | Law on Trademarks from 1995 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: mark that may be used by any person who observes the regulations governing its use laid down by the owner of the registration. May be constituted by a sign or designation capable of serving in trade to identify the geographical source of goods or where services are provided from. |
| Negative right: | Any use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Possible Applicant: | Application, examination and registration. |
| Capital City: | Luanda |
| UN Membership: | 1976 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1985 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 3/92 of February 28, 1992, on Industrial Property |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective mark (ColM) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | In this sense, a collective mark is used by said group to distinguish the product manufactured or service provided by every member of the group. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services. |
| Foreign GIs: | The foreigners might use a mark, on condition that they ensure that the mark is related to their business activity in the country of origin. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Right to use a trademark might be transfered or be subject to license. |
| Registration procedure: | Application and registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | The mark may, inter alia, consists of a geographical name. |
| Capital City: | Saint John's |
| UN Membership: | 1981 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 2000 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Geographical Indications Act 2003 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Regardless registration, registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory if a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft or industry. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, opposition, registration, publication. |
| Capital City: | Buenos Aires |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1980 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 25.163 from 15.09.1999 establishing General Standards for Designation and Presentation of Wines and Spirits of Vinical Origin. |
| National Law1: | Decree No. 57/2004 of President of Argentina |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) and Denomination of Origin (DO) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI:name that identifies a product originating from a region, locality or demarcated production area in the national territory no larger than a province or interprovincial zone that is already recognized. There shall be grounds for geographical indication only if the particular quality and characteristics of the product are primarily attributable to its geographical origin. |
| Foreign GIs: | According to the Law, its subject are argentinian geographical names. Although, later in the Law, with respect to reciprocity and non-discriminatory rule and international agreements of different types, the possibility was created for recognition, protection and registration of foreign geographical indications in the national register. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Names of the grapes, TM related to wine sector. |
| Negative right: | Any commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producers, group of consumers and any competent authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Establishes National Council for Designations of Origin of wines and spirits of wine nature. |
| Capital City: | Yerevan |
| UN Membership: | 1992 |
| WTO Membership: | 2003 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1993 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law of the Republic of Armenia of April 29, 2010, on Geographical Indications as amended in 2015 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geogephical indications for wines and designation of origin for wines. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | GI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85% of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | All agricultural products and foodstuffs, except for natural and mineral waters. |
| Foreign GIs: | According to international treaties and under the principle of reciprocity, the foreigners enjoy all the right on equal terms as nationals predicted in the Law. |
| Generic names: | Shall not become generic. Protected names cannot become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a product, where even if it contains the name of the territory (settlement), of a certain area or a country, where that particular product was originally produced or put into commercial circulation, has lost its initial meaning and has become a common name for the product produced in the Republic of Armenia. |
| Duration of the right: | Duration of registration is indefinite. The status of authorized user is valid for 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | GI cannot become an object of transfer or of a licence or any other economic right. |
| Possible Applicant: | Group of producers carrying out the production of product or a legal/physical person if they’re are the only person producing the product. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, objection, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Canberra |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1972 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trademark Act from 1995 (last amended in 2016) |
| National Law1: | Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013 (consolidated as of March 22, 2017) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication and Trademark |
| Details: | Certification trademarks (CerM) and Geographical Indications (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | CerM: sign used, or intended to be used, to distinguish goods or services: dealt with or provided in the course of trade and certified by another person approved by that person, in relation to quality, accuracy or some other characteristic, including origin, material or mode of manufacture, from other goods dealt with or provided in the course of trade but not so certified. |
| Definition1: | GI: indication that identifies the goods as originating in a country, or in a region or locality in that country, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to their geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | TM Act: goods; Wine. |
| Foreign GIs: | TM: protection is possible; Wine Act: protected also translations. |
| Registration procedure: | TM: Application, examination, opposition and registation; Wine: Application, publication, examination, publication, opposition, registration. |
| Capital City: | Vienna |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1973 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85% of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Baku |
| UN Membership: | 1992 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1995 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 504-IQ of June 12, 1998, on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (as amended up to Law No. 823-IVQD of November 22, 2013) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: sign indicating the dependence of the origin of the commodity on the state, territory or geographical location in certain territory, at the same time reflecting the specific quality, fame and other properties of this commodity in terms of geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | A foreign GIs that aren’t registered in Azerbaijan, can be protected based on international agreements. |
| Homonymous names: | Coexistence; should contain indications for differentiation. |
| Negative right: | The geographical indication is protected during the production of the goods, with the specific quality or core properties that conform to the geographical location. |
| Duration of the right: | Certificate of use for 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Cannot be subject to license. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, appeal, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Manama |
| UN Membership: | 1971 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1995 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 16 of 2004 relating to the Protection of Geographical Indications, amended by 2006. |
| National Law1: | Legislative Decree No. 11 of 2006 in respect of Trade Marks (concerning registration procedure) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indications (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: any sign that may have originated in the territories of a WTO member-state, or in a region or area or location of that region thereof wherein the product quality, good will or other characteristics essentially attributed to its geographical origin. |
| Definition1: | May be a sign or a group of signs in any form like words – including geographical and proper names – alphabets, numbers, miniature elements, color or colors. |
| Homonymous names: | If equality between producers is provided and consumers are not mislead. |
| Relation with trademarks: | If GI in bona fide most probably cause delusion with TM that was applied for registration, GI shall not be registered nor be granted protection; also with bona fide TM acquired by use. |
| Other non-registrable names: | If registration would not be possible according to TM law. |
| Possible Applicant: | Owner or successor of the right to GI. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, objection, registration. |
| Capital City: | Dhaka |
| UN Membership: | 1974 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1985 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 2013 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: geographical indications of agricultural or natural or manufactured goods which identifies its originating country or territory or a region or locality of that country or territory, where any especific quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods are assentially attributable to its geographical origin and in case where such goods are manufactured goods onde of the activities or either production or processing or preparation of the goods concerned conceivably takes place in such territory , region or locality as the case may be. |
| Scope of protection: | Goods: natural or agricultural products or any product or handicraft or industry and shall also includes any foodstuff. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic names or indication: means the geographical indicative name of goods which relates to the place or region where the goods are originally produced, exploited or manufactured and have become the common name of such goods ads sereves as a designation for or indication of the kind, naturem type or other property or carachteristic of the goods. |
| Duration of the right: | 5 years, renewable for 3 years |
| Ownership of the right: | Any person or a group of persons claiming to be the producer, exploiter, manufacturer or processor of the gepgraphical indications of goods registered. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, opposition and registration. |
| Capital City: | Bridgetown |
| UN Membership: | 1966 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1979 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Geographical Indications Act from 2002 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Regardless registration, registration |
| Definition: | GI: indication that identifies goods as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be protected in Barbados. That also applies to wines. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name protected as a GI in other country but considered common (generic name) in Barbados, |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality are excluded from protection. |
| Ownership of the right: | Consumers or a group of consumers has a right to file an application for the registration of a GI. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producers, consumers, group of consumers, any marketing organisation. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, objection, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Minsk |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | Law of the Republic of Belarus on Geographical Indications of July 17, 2002, as amended on October 29, 2004, on May 7, 2007, on January 4, 2010, on November 16, 2010, on December 22, 2011 and on July 9, 2012 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Appellation of origin (AO) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | AO: indication representing or containing the modern or historical, official or unofficial, long or shorter denomination of a geographical area as well as an indication which is derived from such denomination and has become known in consequence of its use in respect of a product whose particular properties are determined exclusively or essentially by natural conditions and (or) human factors characteristic for the geographical area concerned. |
| Definition1: | Non-geographical names shall be eligible for registration. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be protected. |
| Definition of generic name: | Designation that, while representing or containging the denomination of a geographical area, has become in the Republic of Belarus the common designation of a product of a particular type, without there being any connection with the place of manufacture of that product. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Certification of use for 10, renewable, years |
| Possible Applicant: | Natural or legal person or a group of persons. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration and opposition. |
| Capital City: | Brussels |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85% of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Belmopan |
| UN Membership: | 1981 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 2000 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trade Marks Act from 2000 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective Marks or Certification Marks |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Scope of protection: | Any good or services. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Subject to license. Transmissable to any other person. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration and publication. |
| Capital City: | Porto-Novo |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Thimphu |
| UN Membership: | 1971 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1994 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | The Industrial Property Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective marks (ColM) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: any visible sign designated as such in the application for registration and capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common characteristic, including the quality, of goods or services of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of the registered owner of the ColM. |
| Scope of protection: | Goods and services. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Indistinguishable marks, contrary to public order or morality. |
| Negative right: | Likely to mislead to true origin, might create confusion, defamination. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Cannot be subject to license. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, opposition and registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Possible passing off tort. |
| Capital City: | La Paz |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1993 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 1334 of May 4, 1992 on Appellations of Origin |
| Type of regime: | geographical registration |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: denomination of a country, of a region or of a determined place, or constituted by a denomination that without being the one of a country, a region or a determined place referst to a determined geographic zone, used to designate a product original of them and whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment in which it is produced, including natural and human factors. |
| Foreign GIs: | On the base of rule of reciprocity, highlighted in the act, it seems that foreign GI apply for registration on the same rules as GIs from Andean Community. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name is one that is considered generic by those that are familiar with this type of product and by the public in general. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Products against good customs and public order. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable years. |
| Possible Applicant: | State, department, province or municipal authorities if the product originates from their territory. |
| Capital City: | Sarajevo |
| UN Membership: | 1992 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1992 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on the Protection of Indications of Geographical Origin from 2010 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: indication which identifies specific goods as the goods originating in the territory of a specific country, a region or a locality within that territory, where a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods can essentially be attributed to its geographical origin. |
| Definition1: | AO: geographical name of a country, a region or a locality, which serves to designate a product originating therein, the quality and specific characteristics of which are exclusively or substantially conditioned by the geographical environment, including natural and human factors, and the entire production, processing and preparation of which take place in a defined geographical area. |
| Scope of protection: | Natural, agricultural, industrial, artisan and handicraft products. |
| Foreign GIs: | According to international treaties and under the principle of reciprocity, the foreigners enjoy all the right on equal terms as nationals predicted in the Law. Registration of foreign GI is based on international treaties. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. Registered name cannot become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: geographical name which has, although it refers to a geographic location where the product was originally produced or marketed, lost its geographical significance in everyday speech and has become a general name for that product. |
| Relation with trademarks: | TM prior and in good faith: coexistence. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Names contrary in contrary to public order or morality, which has, due to the long-term use thereof in everyday speech, lost its geographical meaning and has become a generic or common name for designating a particular product |
| Negative right: | Any misleading acts, mislead to the origin, create confusion to the quality and origin of the products. |
| Duration of the right: | Duration of registration is indefinite. The status of authorized user is valid for 3, renewable, years. |
| Possible Applicant: | National natural persons or legal entities - producers, associations of the persons producers, chambers of commerce, associations of consumers, municipal, cantonal, entity and state authorities interested in the protection of appellations of origin or geo |
| Registration procedure: | Request, examination, registration, publication, opposition, registration and publication. |
| Capital City: | Gaborone |
| UN Membership: | 1966 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1998 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | ARIPO |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Industrial Property Act from 2010 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: indication or sign which identifies goods as originating in the territory of a country or a region or locality in a country here a quality in a country where a quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to that geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | It is possible to register a foreign GI. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality; if they're similar to goods. |
| Negative right: | Any use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | The registration can be filled or in one of the member states or directly in ARIPO. Protection grants in all of the member states. |
| Capital City: | Brasilia |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 9.279 of May 14, 1996 (Law on Industrial Property) as amended up to 2001 and Normative Instruction No. 25/2013 - Establishes the conditions for the registration of Geographical Indications. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: geographical name of a country, city, region or locality of its territory, which designates a product or service whose qualities or characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services. |
| Foreign GIs: | In case of registration of a well-known foreign GI, the application of registration shall be made by the owner of the right in the country of origin. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Possible Applicant: | Associations, institutes, producers. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| UN Membership: | 1984 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1994 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Chapter 98 Trade Marks from 2000 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective marks and certification marks. They may be registered which consists of signs or indications which may serve, in business, to designate the geographical origin of the goods or services; |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: a mark distinguishing the goods or services of members of an association which is the proprietor of that mark from those of other undertakings. |
| Definition1: | CeM: a mark indicating that the goods or services in connection with which it is used are certified by the proprietor of that mark in respect of origin, material, mode of manufacture of goods or performance of services, quality, accuracy or other characteristics. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Negative right: | A mark shall not be registered if it's probable it will misled the public in regards to character or significance of the mark. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | The proprietor of such a mark is not entitled to prohibit the use of the signs or indications in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Protection of well-known marks. Collective and certification mark may be registered when consists of signs or indications which may serve, in business, to designate the geographical origin of the goods or services. |
| Capital City: | Sofia |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 98/2019). Entry into forne in 13 december 2019. |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Duration of the right: | The registration shall be valid for 10 years from the date of submission of the application. The registration may be renewed indefinitely for subsequent periods of 10 years in accordance with Art. 65. |
| Possible Applicant: | The provisions of this Act shall apply to Bulgarian natural and legal persons, as well as to foreign natural and legal persons from states, participating in international agreements, to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party |
| Capital City: | Ouagadougou |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Bujumbura |
| UN Membership: | 1962 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1977 |
| Paris Convention: | yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Industrial Property in Burundi from 2009 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Regardless registration, registration |
| Definition: | GI: product as being originally from a territory or region or area within the territory, in cases where a quality, reputation or other specific characteristic of the product is essentially due to this geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, crafts or industrial product. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM in good faith: coexistence. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to the public order or morality. |
| Possible Applicant: | Natural persons or legal entities (the producers) and any competent authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Praia |
| UN Membership: | 1975 |
| WTO Membership: | 2008 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1997 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Industrial Property Code - Decreto-Legislativo nº 4/2007 de 20 de Agosto |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indications |
| Details: | Designation of origin and geographical indications. |
| Definition: | DO: name of an island, a region, a specific place or, in exceptional cases, a country, which is used to designate or identify a product: (a) originating in that region, that particular place or in that country; (b) the quality or characteristics of which are essentially or exclusively due to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors, and whose production, processing and processing takes place within the defined geographical area. Might be also non-geographical names. |
| Definition1: | GI: name of an island or a region and a specific place, or which serves to designate or identify a product: (a) originating from that island, region, that particular place or country; (b) whose reputation, quality or other characteristic may be attributed essentially to that geographical origin and whose production, processing or production takes place within the defined geographical area. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Generic names: | Might become generic except wines, mineral waters. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to the public order or morality. |
| Negative right: | Likely to mislead to true origin, might create confusion, defamination, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Ownership of the right: | DO and GI, when registered, constitute common property of the residents or established in the locality, region or territory, in an effective and serious manner and may be used interchangeably by those who exploit in their respective areas any characterist |
| Possible Applicant: | Natural persons or legal persons, public or private. |
| Capital City: | Phnom Penh |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 2004 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1995 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | Law concerning Marks, Trade Names and Acts of Unfair Competition of the Kingdom of Cambodia from 2002 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective marks (ColM) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: any visible sign designated as such in the application for registration and capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common characteristic, including the quality, of goods or services of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of the registered owner of the collective mark. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services. |
| Negative right: | Likely to mislead to true origin, might create confusion, defamination. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Might not be subject of a license. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Grounds for cancellation: | When only registered owner uses the mark. |
| Miscellaneous: | Theoretically, possible for protection without registration for well-known trademarks. |
| Capital City: | Yaounde |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1973 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Ottawa |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (as amended up to June 18, 2019) |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Geographical indications as a distinctive right but protected as a certification marks. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI (in respect of a wine or spirit): an indication that identifies the wine or spirit as originating in the territory of a WTO Member, or a region or locality of that territory, where a quality, reputation or other characteristic of the wine or spirit is essentially attributable to its geographical origin, and except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit originating in Canada, is protected by the laws applicable to that WTO Member. |
| Scope of protection: | Wines and spirits. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Negative right: | Detailed provision to any bisness related actions done by not entitled person. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producers. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Bangui |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1978 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | N'Djamena |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Santiago |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Industrial Property from 1991 as amended in 2012 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical indications and denomination of origin |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: identifies a product as originating from country or region or place in the country, with the quality, reputation or other characteristics of the product are attributable fundamentally with is geographic origin. |
| Definition1: | DO: identifies a product as originating from country, region or place in the country, with the quality, reputation and other characteristics of the product are attributable with is geographic origin, taking under consideration natural and human factors that indicate characteristics of the product. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs and DOs can be registered according to the rules of the Law. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. GIs can consists of generic name but protection doesn't extend to the generic name, with an exception of GIs or DOs recognized as non-generic in international agreements which Chile is a part of. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name is one that is considered generic by those that are familiar with this type of product and by the public in general. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality are excluded from protection. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Ownership of the right: | Geographical indications and denominations of origin cannot be subject to appropriation or encumbrance that limit or prevent their use by interested parties that comply with the regulations. |
| Possible Applicant: | National, regional, provincial, commune authorities that represent GI or DO of their region. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration. |
| Capital City: | Beijing |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 2001 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1980 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended up to Decision of August 30, 2013, of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress on Amendments to the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China) |
| National Law1: | Measures on the Protection of Foreign Geographical Indications Products from 2016 supervised by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication and Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: registered in the name of a group, association, or any other organization for use in business by its members to indicate membership. CerM: controlled by an organization which is capable of exercising supervision over a particular kind of goods or services and that is used by a unit other than the organization or by an individual for its or his goods or services, and is designed to certify the indications of the place of origin, raw materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other specified properties of the said goods or services. |
| Definition1: | Foreign GI: product that is produced outside the territory of China, registered and protected in the originating country or region. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services. (TM law) All goods (AQSIQ) |
| Foreign GIs: | TM: Foreign GIs shall be registered according to international agreements. GI: Protection is granted on the rule of reciprocity. The applicant or the registration shall be the original one from the country of origin. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. (AQSIQ) |
| Other non-registrable names: | TM: No geographical names of administrative divisions at or above the county level or foreign geographical names known to the public may be used as trademarks, except where geographical names have other meanings or constitute part of a collective trademar |
| Registration procedure: | GI: Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | TM: Registered trademarks in which geographical names are sued shall remain valid. |
| Capital City: | Bogota |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1980 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | Comunidad Andina |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: denomination of a country, of a region or of a determined place, or constituted by a denomination that without being the one of a country, a region or a determined place referst to a determined geographic zone, used to designate a product original of them and whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment in which it is produced, including natural and human factors. |
| Foreign GIs: | On the base of rule of reciprocity, highlighted in the act, it seems that foreign GI apply for registration on the same rules as GIs from Andean Community. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name is one that is considered generic by those that are familiar with this type of product and by the public in general. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Products against good customs and public order. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Possible Applicant: | State, department, province or municipal authorities if the product originates from their territory. |
| Capital City: | Moroni |
| UN Membership: | 1975 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 2005 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | Comores Loi relative aux marques Loi n°64-1360 du 31 décembre 1964 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy shall not be registered. |
| Possible Applicant: | Also persons, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Avarua |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Capital City: | San Jose |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1981 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 7978 of January 1, 2000, on Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs (as amended by Law No. 8632 of March 28, 2008) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Appellation of Origin (AO) and Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: denomination of a country, of a region or of a determined place, or constituted by a denomination that without being the one of a country, a region or a determined place referst to a determined geographic zone, used to designate a product original of them and whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment in which it is produced, including natural and human factors. |
| Definition1: | GI: an indication that identifies a product as originating from the territory of a country, or from a region or a locality of that territory, when a certain quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is imputable fundamentally to its geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | Registration of foreign GIs is available at the request. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. GIs can consists of generic name but protection doesn't extend to the generic name. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name is one that is considered generic by those that are familiar with this type of product and by the public in general. |
| Homonymous names: | The homonymous Gis are protected, ensuring their differentiation by customers. |
| Negative right: | Prohibited is misleading or causing confusion use of geographical indication, also acts of unfair competition are prohibited in the meaning of article 10 of Paris Convention. In advertising prohibited are expressions such as „type”, „style”, „imitation”. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication. |
| Miscellaneous: | Any sign or combination of signs, in any form, shall be eligible to be a geographical indication. |
| Capital City: | Zagreb |
| UN Membership: | 1992 |
| WTO Membership: | 2000 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1991 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | specific country, of a region or a place and |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Capital City: | Havana |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Decree-Law No. 228 on Geographical Indications |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | administrative geographical name of a |
| Definition1: | DO: Geographical denomination of a country, a region or a place, which serves to designate a product originating from it, when a certain quality, reputation or other characteristic, is due mainly to its geographical origin, including natural and human factors. |
| Scope of protection: | All the products. |
| Foreign GIs: | The right to registration of foreign geographical indication is based, firstly, on international treaties and conventions. In case of the country in subject not being a part of any of those Cuba is, the rule of reciprocity applies also assuring the same treatment according to Law. According to article 20.1 of the Law, foreign geographical indications might be registered in Cuba if it was before registered in its country of origin. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Relation with trademarks: | In a case of coexistent of GI and trademark identic of similar phonetically or graphically, the GI prevails. |
| Negative right: | Any misuse or misrepresentation of GIs. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | The right to use geographical indication cannot be sold. The transmission of the right is possible only in a case of death of natural person or extincion or fusion. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | The Law considers geographical indications as national heritage and because of that, only a right to use them can be issued. |
| Capital City: | Nicosia |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1984 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | specific country, of a region or a place and |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Prague |
| UN Membership: | 1993 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1993 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | which, due to its long-term use in trade, |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Kinshasa |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1997 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | Law No. 82001 of January 7, 1982 - Intelectual Property |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Definition: | has become the common name of a |
| Scope of protection: | Any good: natural, crafts, agricultural or industrial capable of meeting the needs of the nation. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality |
| Negative right: | Acts of unfair competition are prohibited in the meaning of article 10 of Paris Convention. |
| Capital City: | Copenhagen |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | product originating in that area |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Djibouti |
| UN Membership: | 1977 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 2002 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Protection of Industrial Property from 2009 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical indications and apellations of origin. |
| Definition: | GI: product as being originally from a territory or region or area within the territory, in cases where a quality, reputation or other specific characteristic of the product is essentially due to this geographical origin. |
| Definition1: | AO: geographical name of a country, region or specific place used to designate a product originating therein whose quality, reputation or other given characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors. |
| Foreign GIs: | Equal protection for members of Paris Convention. |
| Negative right: | Any exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Capital City: | Roseau |
| UN Membership: | 1978 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1998 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Protection of Geographical Indications Act, 1999 (as amended in 2008) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Regardless registration, registration |
| Definition: | GI: indication which identifies any goods as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to their geographical origin. |
| Generic names: | A name protected as a GI in other country but considered common (generic name) in Dominica, shall not be protected in Dominica. That also applies to wines. |
| Homonymous names: | Homonymous names are considered only for wines. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Concerning wines and spirits, the registrations should be refused or invalid in a case of a trademark consisting or containing of a GI identifying wines or a trademark. |
| Other non-registrable names: | contrary to public order or morality are excluded from protection |
| Negative right: | The protection of wine is broader than the other products, to extent to use of translation or use of terms like „kind”, „type”, „style”, „limitation”, etc. Also acts of unfair competition are prohibited in the meaning of article 10 of Paris Convention. |
| Possible Applicant: | A group of consumers has a right to file an application for the registration of a GI. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Santo Domingo |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 2000 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | Industrial Property Law from 2000 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical indications and denominations of origin. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: geographical indication that represents some quality, reputation or other characteristics that are attributable essentially to the geographic place, region or country; can be or be not a geographical name. |
| Foreign GIs: | The right to registration of foreign geographical indication is based, firstly, on international treaties and conventions. In case of the country in subject not being a part of any of those Dominicana is, the rule of reciprocity applies also assuring the same treatment according to Law. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. GIs can consists of generic name but protection doesn't extend to the generic name. |
| Definition of generic name: | A denomination is being considered common or generic when it´s consider such by those who are knowledgeable about that type of product and by the general public. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, opposition and registration. |
| Capital City: | Quito |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1988 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Decisión N° 486 que establece el Régimen Común sobre Propiedad Industrial |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: a geographical indication consisting of the denomination of a country, a region or a certain place, or constituted by a denomination that without being that of a country, a region or a certain place refers to a certain geographical area, used to designate a product originating from them and whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are exclusively or essentially due to the geographical environment in which it is produced, including natural and human factors. |
| Definition1: | IG: an indication of source shall mean a name, expression, image or sign that designates or evokes a specific country, region, locality or place. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name is one that is understood by that as such by both connoisseurs of the subject and by the general public |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Capital City: | Cairo |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights from 2002 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Geographical indications as a special type of a trade mark |
| Definition: | If a GI stands also for quality, has certain reputation or other characteristics and its used in marketing, it shall be used to indicate the place of origin for such goods. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs can be registered as long as they come from country member of WTO or grant reciprocity to Egypt. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality, misleading to their origin. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Might be subject to license. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, publication, opposition, registration, publication. |
| Miscellaneous: | Possessing trade mark with GI requires its continuous production by the applicant. Protection of well-known marks. |
| Capital City: | San Salvador |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1979 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs (as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 986 of March 17, 2006) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin |
| Way of protection: | Registration (only designations of origin) |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Definition1: | DO: a geographical indication constituted by the name of a country, a region or a specific place, used to designate a product originating from them, whose qualities or characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment in which it is produced, including the factors natural and human factors; can be also non-geographical name. |
| Scope of protection: | Any product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. GIs can consists of generic name but protection doesn't extend to the generic name. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: one that is considered generic by those that are familiar with this type of product and by the public in general. |
| Other non-registrable names: | A name that is contrary to good practices, morals or public order. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. The authorization to use a designation of origin is issued for 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Geographical indications belong to the state. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any association of producers, manufacturer or craftsmen, any manufactury or national authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Malabo |
| UN Membership: | 1968 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1997 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Asmara |
| UN Membership: | 1993 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1997 |
| National Law: | None |
| Capital City: | Tallinn |
| UN Membership: | 1991 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1994 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Mbabane |
| UN Membership: | 1968 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1988 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | ARIPO |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trade Marks Act from 1981 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services as ARIPO. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for protection. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, opposition, registation. (national law) |
| Miscellaneous: | The registration can be filled or in one of the member states or directly in ARIPO. Protection grants in all of the member states. Possible passing off tort. (national law) |
| Capital City: | Addis Ababa |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1998 |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | Trademark Registration and Protection Proclamation No. 501/2006 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective marks |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: a trademark distinguishing the goods or services of member of an association, which is the owner of the trademark, from those of other undertakings. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services. |
| Foreign GIs: | Based on the rules of reciprocity and in accordance with international treaties that Ethiopia is a part, foreigners shall have the same rights and obligations as the nationals under the Law. |
| Duration of the right: | 7, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | Collective trade mark cannot be subject to license. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Suva |
| UN Membership: | 1970 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1972 |
| Paris Convention: | yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trade Marks Act from 1972; last amended in 2012. |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registation |
| Definition: | TM: mark used or proposed to be used upon or in connexion with goods for the purpose of indicating that they are the goods of the proprietor of such trade-mark by virtue of manufacture, selection, certification, dealing with or offering for sale. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Duration of the right: | 14, renewable, years. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Helsinki |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Paris |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1974 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Libreville |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Banjul |
| UN Membership: | 1965 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1980 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | ARIPO |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Industrial Property Act from 1989 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective marks |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: any visible sign designated as such in the application for registration and capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common characteristic, including the quality of goods or services of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of the registered owner of the collective mark. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods and services |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary topublic order, morality or similar names that might mislead the public. |
| Negative right: | Any act of unfair competition. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Capital City: | Tbilisi |
| UN Membership: | 1992 |
| WTO Membership: | 2000 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1991 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Goods from 1999 as amended up to Law No. 3054 of July 5, 2018). |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Appellations of origin and Geographical Indications |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | AO: modern or historical name of a geographical place, region, region or, in exceptional cases, a name of a country, used to designate the goods: originating within the given geographical area; the specific quality and features of which are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment and human factors; production, processing and preparation of which take place within the geographical area. Can be traditional of non-geographical name. |
| Definition1: | GI: name or any other sign, which indicates a geographical area and is used to designate the goods: originating in that geographical area; specific quality, reputation, or other characteristics of which are attributable to that geographical area; production or processing or preparation of which takes place in the geographical area. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign geographical indications might be registered on the base of international agreement. Cancellation of a foreign GI shall be proceed according to the provisions included in the international agreement. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. Registered name cannot become generic. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to national dignity, religion, traditions and morality. Plant species and varieties, animal breeds or similar names that might mislead the public. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Natural person or legal entity, public authority or legal entity of public law, entrepreneurs' voluntary association. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication and registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Georgian geographical indications might be registered abroad only after being registered in Georgia. |
| Capital City: | Berlin |
| UN Membership: | 1973 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Accra |
| UN Membership: | 1957 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1976 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | ARIPO |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Geographical Indications Act from 2003 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Regardless registration, registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft or industry and includes Kente. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producer, group of producers, group of consumers or a competent authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Athens |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1976 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Saint George's |
| UN Membership: | 1974 |
| WTO Membership: | 1996 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Capital City: | Guatemala City |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1983 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Industrial Property Act from 2000 as amended by Decrees from 2005 and 2013 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Denomination of Origin and Geographical Indication. Can be a name, expression, image or sign. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | DO: any name, expression, image or sign that designates or evokes a region, a locality or a specific place, that identifies a product originating from that region, locality or determined location, when its quality or characteristics are due fundamentally or exclusively to the geographical medium, including natural and human factors, and whose production, transformation and elaboration takes place within the defined geographical area. |
| Definition1: | GI: any name, expression, image or sign or combination thereof, which identifies a product originating in a country, region or locality of that country, when a certain quality, reputation or other characteristic of the product is fundamentally attributable to its geographical origin, and the link with the delimited area is present, at least, in one of the stages of its production, transformation or elaboration. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Foreign GIs: | The Law is applicable the same way to both national and foreign GIs. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. GIs can consists of generic name but protection doesn't extend to the generic name. |
| Homonymous names: | Registered cannot be homonymous names with plant variation or animal breed if that will create a confusion among consumers. Homonymous names will be subject to consensus allowing them both to stay at the market without misleading the consumers. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier and in good faith TM: coexistence. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Name that is contrary to good practices, morals or public order. |
| Ownership of the right: | Geographical Indications cannot be inherited, seizure or license. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producers and group of producers. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Conakry |
| UN Membership: | 1958 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1980 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Bissau |
| UN Membership: | 1974 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1995 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Georgetown |
| UN Membership: | 1966 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1994 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Geographical Indications Act 2005 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Regardless registration, registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft and industry. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Later TM: non registrable if misleading. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any producer or group of producers or consumer or group of consumers. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Port-au-Prince |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1983 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law of July 17, 1954, on Trademarks |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration. |
| Capital City: | Tegucigalpa |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1983 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Industrial Property Law from 1999 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Foreign GIs: | The right to registration of foreign geographical indication is based, firstly, on international treaties and conventions. In case of the country in subject not being a part of any of those Honduras is, the rule of reciprocity applies also assuring the same treatment according to Law. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: one that is considered generic by those that are familiar with this type of product and by the public in general. GIs can be registered with generic name but protection doesn’t extend to the generic name. |
| Negative right: | Prohibited is misleading or causing confusion use of geographical indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any association of producers, manufacturer or craftsmen, any manufactury or competent national authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Hong Kong |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trade Marks Ordinance (Chapter 559) (consolidated version of February 26, 2010) |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective mark and certification mark. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | ColM: distinguishes goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings shall be construed as a reference to distinguishing goods or services of members of the association which is the owner of the collective mark from those of other undertakings. Collective mark which consists of a sign which may serve, in trade or business, to designate the geographical origin of goods or services may be registered. |
| Definition1: | CerM: distinguishes goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings shall be construed as a reference to distinguishing goods or services which are certified from those which are not. Certification mark which consists of a sign which may serve, in trade or business, to designate the geographical origin of goods or services may be registered. |
| Scope of protection: | Goods and services. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products. Unlawful use by third parties in trade. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration and publication. |
| Capital City: | Budapest |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Reykjavik |
| UN Membership: | 1946 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1986 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Trade Mark Act No. 45/1997 (consolidated as of 2009) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases, a country used to describe a product fulfilling the following requirements: the quality and characteristics of the product are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; the grapes from which the product is produced come exclusively from that geographical area; the production takes place in that geographical area; and the product is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera. |
| Definition1: | PGI: indication referring to a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases, a country, used to describe a product fulfilling the following requirements: it possesses a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to that geographical origin; at least 85% of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that geographical area; its production takes place in that geographical area; and it is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera or a cross between the Vitis vinifera species and other species of the genus Vitis. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Other: | Due to Iceland’s membership in the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the EU regulations concerning wine and spirits apply to Iceland, and are implemented in Icelandic law through the Icelandic wine and spirits regulations. |
| Capital City: | New Delhi |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act from 1999 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: indication which indentifies such goods as agricultural goods, natural goods or manufactured goods as originating, or manufactured in the teritory of a county, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of such goods is essentially attributable to its geographical origin and in case where such goods are manufactured goods one of the activities og either the production ot the processing or preparation of the goods concerned takes place in such territory, region or locality, as the case may be. |
| Definition1: | Non-geographical names might be registered. |
| Scope of protection: | Any agricultural, natural or manufactured goods or any goods of handicraft or of industry and includes food stuff. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic names or indications means the name of a goods which, although relates to the place or the region where the goods was originally produced or manufactured, has lost its original meaning and has become the common name of such goods and serves as a designation for or indication of the kind, nature, type or other property or characteristic of the goods. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM in good faith: coexistence. |
| Other non-registrable names: | The use of which would be contrary to any law for the time being in force, which comprises or contains scandalous or obscene matter, which comprise or contains any matter likely to hurt the religious susceptibilities of any class or section of the citizen |
| Negative right: | Any use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable, years. |
| Ownership of the right: | The right to registered GI shall not be subject to assignment, transmission, licensing, pledge, mortgage or any such other agreement. In the case of death of an authorised user, his right goes to his successor in title. |
| Possible Applicant: | Association of persons, producers, any organization or authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Possible passing off tort. |
| Capital City: | Jakarta |
| UN Membership: | 1950 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1979 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Law on Marks from 2001 and Government Regulation on Geographical Indications from 2007 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: sign which indicates the place of origin of a good, which due to its geographical environment factors - the nature, the people, or the combination thereof gives specific characteristics and quality on the goods produced therein. |
| Scope of protection: | Agricultural products, foodstuffs, handicrafts, or any other goods complying with the definition of geographical indication. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration. The representative for registration of foreign geographical indications might be also diplomatic representative of country of origin in Indonesia. |
| Generic names: | Shall not be registered. Registered GI cannot become generic. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contradicts with laws and regulations, religious moral values, ethics or public order. |
| Negative right: | A registered Geographical Indication shall be protected as far as the specific characteristics and quality which have been the basis of the grant of the protection still exist. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producers, competent institution, group of consumers. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication, objection. |
| Miscellaneous: | There is Geographical Indication Experts Team which control producers. |
| Capital City: | Teheran |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 2002 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Act for Protection of Geographical Indications from 2005 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft and industry. |
| Homonymous names: | The homonymous Gis are protected, ensuring their differentiation by customers. |
| Other non-registrable names: | contrary to the principles of Sharia, public order or morality are excluded from protection. |
| Negative right: | Acts of unfair competition are prohibited in the meaning of article 10 of Paris Convention. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Iran is muslim country therefore the alcohol is prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Baghdad |
| UN Membership: | 1945 |
| WTO Membership: | observer |
| WIPO Membership: | 1976 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | observer |
| National Law: | Trademark and Geographical Indications Law No. 21 of 1957, as amended by Laws No. 7 of 1962 and No. 214 of 1968 and 26 April 2004 |
| Type of regime: | Trademark |
| Details: | Collective mark and certification mark. |
| Scope of protection: | All goods. |
| Ownership of the right: | 15, renewable, years. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Capital City: | Dublin |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Jerusalem |
| UN Membership: | 1949 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1970 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (Protection) Law, 5725-1965 (as amended up to April 1, 2012) |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | AO: the geographical name of a country, region or locality contained in the name of a product and intended to convey that such product has its origin there and that its quality and properties are mainly due to that geographical area, including its nature and people. |
| Definition1: | GI: means an indication that identifies in Israel goods as originating in a given geographical area of a member state, or a region or part thereof, where a given quality, characteristic or reputation of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any agricultural, industrial or handicraft product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs can be registered. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM in good faith: coexistence. |
| Duration of the right: | 10, renewable years. (only nationals) |
| Possible Applicant: | Any person. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication of application, opposition, registration and publication of registration. |
| Miscellaneous: | Protection of well-known marks. |
| Other: | Also possible protection as collective marks. |
| Capital City: | Rome |
| UN Membership: | 1955 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1977 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive In: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | On national level only law on national procedure that is a part of EU registration procedure is relevant. The national procedure is created as a first examination phase. |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Traditional names can be used as PDOs when they designate a wine, refer to a geographical name and fulfil the requirements of definition of PDO. |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | PDO: name of region, place or country used to describe product; its quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to specific geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; grapes used in product come from that geographical area and production takes there. |
| Definition1: | PGI: region, specific place or country, used to describe product; its quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to specific geographical origin; at least 85 % of the grapes used for its production come exclusively from that area and its production takes there. |
| Scope of protection: | Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, partially fermented grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes. |
| Foreign GIs: | Eligible for registration, application goes to the Commission. |
| Generic names: | Generic names shall not be registered. PDOs and PGIs shall not become generic. |
| Definition of generic name: | Generic name: name of a wine which, although it relates to the place or the region where this product was originally produced or marketed, has become the common name of a wine in the UE. To establish whether or not a name has become generic, the relevant factors shall be taken into account, in particular: existing situation in the Union, notably in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law. |
| Homonymous names: | Might be registered only if a differentiation between them can be guaranteed. Names that might mislead the consumer to their origin shall not be registered. While making decisions about coexistence of homonymous names, equality between producers must be p |
| Relation with trademarks: | Name shall not be protected if, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown, protection could mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the wine. TM: a posteriori to GI registration - refused or invalid registration. |
| Negative right: | Any (in)direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Duration of the right: | Indefinite. |
| Possible Applicant: | Any interested group of producers (exception: single producer). |
| Registration procedure: | Application to the national institute, examination by national institute, publication of the application and forwarding application to the Commission (end of national procedure). Examination, publication of application, objection, decision on protection, |
| Miscellaneous: | Trans-border applications are eligible for application. |
| Capital City: | Yamoussoukro |
| UN Membership: | 1960 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1974 |
| Relevant Regional Organizations: | OAPI |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| Lisbon Agreement: | yes |
| National Law: | None |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Details: | Geographical Indication (GI) |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: an indication that serves to identify a product as originating from a territory, a region, or a locality within that territory, in those cases where the quality, reputation or other specific characteristics of the product may be essentially attributed to such geographcial origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Any natural, agricultural, craft or industrial product. |
| Foreign GIs: | Foreign GIs shall enjoy the same rules, only when an international convention to which member States are party or in the enforcing legislation and the other country. Shall not be protected if not protected in their country of origin, have ceased to be protecte or have fallen into disuse in this country. International registration according to Lisbon Agreement* regime in one of the countires shall have the same effect in all member states of OAPI. |
| Relation with trademarks: | Earlier TM: coexistence, except when it comes to wine or spirit. Later TM: unregisterable if might mislead. |
| Other non-registrable names: | GIs against morality or public policy and liable to deceive. |
| Negative right: | Unlawful use, deceive to its origin, similar products, translations. |
| Possible Applicant: | All persons that are producers and groups of them, groups of consumers and any competent authority might file an application for registration. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, registration, publication of registration and opposition. |
| Miscellaneous: | The competent national authority of the member State might decide that the quality of products put on sale or used under a registered GI will be controlled or its use will be prohibited. |
| Capital City: | Kingston |
| UN Membership: | 1962 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1978 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| National Law: | The Protection of Geographical Indications Act, 2004 |
| Type of regime: | Geographical Indication |
| Way of protection: | Registration |
| Definition: | GI: indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristics of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. |
| Scope of protection: | Good: any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft or industry. |
| Homonymous names: | Homonymous names are considered only for wines. |
| Other non-registrable names: | Contrary to public order or morality |
| Negative right: | Any direct commercial use by comparable products not complying with the product specification, exploitation of reputation, any misuse, imitation, evocation, translation, transcription, usage of expression such as “style” and similar. False or misleading indication. |
| Possible Applicant: | Producers and any competent authority. |
| Registration procedure: | Application, examination, publication, opposition, registration and publication. |
| Capital City: | Tokyo |
| UN Membership: | 1956 |
| WTO Membership: | 1995 |
| WIPO Membership: | 1975 |
| Paris Convention: | Yes |
| TRIPS Agreement: | Yes |
| The Madrid Agreement for the Repression o |