The Protection of Geographical Indications: Law and Practice 3rd edition

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In this thoroughly revised and updated third edition, Michael Blakeney investigates the European laws regulating the use of geographical indications (GIs) in the marketing of agricultural products, food, wines and spirits, and cultural products such as handicrafts. He outlines the protection of European GIs outside the EU through bilateral trade agreements, as well as the protection of GIs of third countries within the EU.

Key updates to this comprehensive third edition include:

• Revised examination of the objectives of GIs protection
• A new chapter exploring Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on GIs for craft and industrial products
• Analysis of the impact of Brexit on GIs for British products in the EU and EU products in Britain
• New content discussing the protection of wine GIs under the regulation on the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets (CMO)

Providing practical advice and analysis, this third edition continues to be an essential resource for legal practitioners of intellectual property, international economic law and trade law, advising or working within the agriculture, crafts and food industries in the EU. Policymakers and businesses marketing their products under GIs will also find this book beneficial.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. International Geographical Indications regimes
3. Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs in Europe
4. Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin and traditional terms for wines in Europe
5. Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for spirits in Europe
6. Trade marks, collective marks, certification marks, passing off and domain names
7. Enforcement of geographical indications in Europe
8. The protection of EU geographical indications outside Europe and the protection of foreign geographical indications in the EU
9. The impact of Brexit on geographical indications protection
10. Non-agricultural geographical indications

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Subjects:

Intellectual Property Law

Keywords:
geographical indications, intellectual property, international trade law, agricultural law, food industry law, EU regulations, wine GIs, Brexit, trademark law, EU trade agreements

Target Audience:
Legal practitioners, Intellectual property advisors, International economic law specialists, Trade law consultants, Agricultural industry professionals, Food and beverage marketers, Policymakers, Handicraft industry representatives, Academics in law and trade, Business strategists in EU markets

Genre:
Law, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Wine, Legal Reference, EU Law, Business, Crafts