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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
The Nature and Function of Geographical Indications in Law
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| Autores: |
Ibele, Erik W.
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| Data: |
2009-04-03
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Geographical indications
Intellectual property
Origin Regulation
Trademarks
TRIPS
WTO
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
International Relations/Trade
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| 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.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/48791
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| Relação: |
Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy>Volume 10, Number 1, Winter 2009
Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Volume 10, Number 1, 2009, pages 36-49
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| Formato: |
14
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