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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | The Nature and Function of Geographical Indications in Law
Autores: | Ibele,   Erik W.
Data: | 2009-04-03
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Geographical indications; Intellectual property; Origin Regulation; Trademarks; TRIPS; WTO; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade.
Resumo: | There are two basic types of legal regime for the protection of geographical indications (GIs). Some systems, notably that of the European Union, define and treat GIs as a distinct type of intellectual property. This approach is also reflected in the provisions concerning GIs in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). Other legal systems, notably those of Australia, Canada and the United States, treat GIs as a subcategory of trademarks. Like trademarks, GIs function principally as a means of providing information to consumers. EU legislation and jurisprudence, however, define GIs more expansively than do trademark-based legal systems, and see GIs as in some ways superior to trademarks. The EU is attempting to incorporate other features of its system of GI protection into the WTO/TRIPS system. But the nature of GIs is somewhat at odds with that of other types of intellectual property.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/48791

Relação:

Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy&gt;Volume 10, Number 1, Winter 2009

Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Volume 10, Number 1, 2009, pages 36-49

Formato: | 14