Intellectual property rights for geographical indications : what is at stake in the TTIP? /
"Regulations on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Geographical Indications (GIs) have a long history, leading back to two separate organizations devoted to dealing with them: the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WTO, through its 1...
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
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Publisher Address: | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"Regulations on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Geographical Indications (GIs) have a long history, leading back to two separate organizations devoted to dealing with them: the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WTO, through its 1994 TRIPS Agreement, gives wines a high level of protection, but leaves individual countries to draw up national GIs legislation for other agri-food products. On the other hand, the WIPO implemented the Lisbon Agreement of 1958 and gives GIs a high level of protection, but involves a lower number of co |
Carrier Form: | xiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9781443894814 1443894818 |
Index Number: | K1562 |
CLC: | D997.1 |
Call Number: | D997.1/I611-8 |
Contents: | What outcome to expect on geographical indications in the TTIP free trade agreement negotiations with the United States? / Alan Matthews -- The legal protection of GIs in TTIP : is there an alternative to the CETA outcome / Bernard O'Connor -- Geographical indications, food safety, and sustainability : challenges and opportunities / David Wirth -- Local government matters : territorial determinants of Italian agri-food exports / Francesco Mantino -- The increase of competitiveness of Serbian products in international trade through a system of protecting geographical indications / Aleksandra |