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Geographical indication products
Definition:
Geographical indications are divided into three categories: geographical indication protected products, geographical indication trademarks and agricultural geographical indications. Among them, geographical indication protected products ① and geographical indication trademarks ② belong to the category of intellectual property rights.
geographical indication protected products ①, refer to products that originate from a specific region, have quality, reputation or other characteristics that depend essentially on the natural and human factors of that place of origin, and are approved by the examination and approval to be named with a geographical name.
Geographical indication protected products include: firstly, planting and breeding products from the region; secondly, raw materials from the region, and products produced and processed in the region in accordance with specific processes.
geographical indication trademarks ② , is a sign that a product originates from a certain area, and the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the product are mainly determined by the natural or cultural factors of the area. Usually collective marks and certification marks can be used as geographical indication marks.
Geographical indications exclusive protection:
It refers to the sign that a product originates from a certain region or place in the territory of a member, and the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the product are mainly attributed to its geographical origin. To provide special protection for such geographical indication products, China has nearly 1,000 geographical indication products under special protection.
Geographical indication certification trademark:
A trademark controlled by an organization that has the ability to test and supervise a good or service, and used by someone other than it on the good or service to prove the origin, raw material, method of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other specific quality of the good or service.
Geographical indication product exclusive rights:
The so-called geographical indication right refers to the relevant rights recognized or provided for by domestic laws or international treaties protected by geographical indications. The protection of geographical indications at the legal level is not only a technical identification and judgement of geographical indications, but also focuses on the ultimate objective of the legal protection of geographical indications, clarifying the characteristics and content of the rights attached to geographical indications, and thus ultimately guiding the direction of legislation.
The special protection system for geographical indications is playing an increasing role as an effective means to protect the intellectual property rights of geographical indications, enhance the quality of distinctive products, and promote regional economic development and foreign trade in China.
Since the implementation of the geographical indication product protection system in 1999, China has implemented geographical indication protection for 1170 products. In which, 1,168 domestic and 2 foreign products The scope involves liquor, wine, yellow wine, tea, fruits, flowers, handicrafts, spices, Chinese herbs, aquatic products, meat products and other processed food products, etc., and the range of origin is nationwide. According to statistics, the economic efficiency of protected products is increased by more than 20% on average.
Our firm has successfully acted for such famous landmarks such as: Xinle watermelon, Xinle peanuts, volcanic dendrobium and volcanic lychee.
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