- Jahrgang 11 (2016), Ausgabe 4
- Vol. 11 (2016), Nr. 4
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- Seiten 290 - 308
- pp. 290 - 308
Protecting the Origin of Foodstuffs in the European Union
Indications of Origin and Trademarks as Intellectual Property Tools
The geographical origin of food products is often associated with quality. Protecting and preventing the misuse of these indications is therefore important for both consumers and businesses. In the EU, two systems provide intellectual property tools to that end: the system of registered geographical names (PGI/PDO) and the system of the collective European Union trade mark (EUTM). This article explores and compares the specificities of each system.