TRIPS ISSUES: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Papers circulated in the negotiations
The intellectual property negotiations (officially, “Special Sessions” of the TRIPS Council) are about creating a multilateral register for wines and spirits geographical indications — explanation here.
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2007-
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Dacio Castillo (Honduras) |
3 December 2015 |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Alfredo Suescum (Panama) |
1 April 2014 |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Darlington Mwape (Zambia) to the Trade Negotiations Committee |
21 April 2011 |
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Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, South Africa and the United States |
Proposed Draft TRIPS Council Decision on The Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits
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31 March 2011 |
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Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, South Africa and the United States |
Proposed Draft TRIPS Council Decision on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits
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15 March 2011 |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Darlington Mwape (Zambia) to the Trade Negotiations Committee |
22 March 2010 |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador C. Trevor Clarke (Barbados) |
25 November 2009 |
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TN/C/W/52 |
Albania, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, the European Communities, Iceland, India, Indonesia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Liechtenstein, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the ACP Group and the African Group + Croatia + Georgia + Moldova |
Draft Modalities for TRIPS Related Issues |
19 July 2008, |
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Chinese Taipei, South Africa, US |
Decision on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits |
24 July 2008 |
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Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Chinese Taipei, US |
Proposed Draft TRIPS Council Decision on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits |
14 July 2008 |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman |
9 June 2008 |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Manzoor Ahmad, to the Trade Negotiations Committee |
23 July 2007 |
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| Secretariat | Side-by-Side Presentation of Proposals (and corrigendum) | 4 May 2007 and 10 May 2007 |
2003-2006
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| Chairman | Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Manzoor Ahmad, to the Trade Negotiations Committee | 26 July 2006 | |
| Chairman | Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Manzoor Ahmad, to the Trade Negotiations Committee | 24 March 2006 | |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Manzoor Ahmad, to the Trade Negotiations Committee (including recommendation for the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference) |
23 November 2005 |
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Secretariat |
Side-by-Side Presentation of Proposals |
14 September 2005 |
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| Chairman | Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Manzoor Ahmad, to the Trade Negotiations Committee | 20 July 2005 | |
TN/IP/W/11 (also |
European Communities | Geographical indications | 14 June 2005 |
TN/IP/W/10, |
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei and the US + Paraguay + Costa Rica + Nicaragua | Proposed Draft TRIPS Council Decision on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits | 1 April 2005, 18 November 2005, 7 April 2006, 20 April 2006 |
| Secretariat | The WTO Central Registry Of Notifications (CRN) | 16 February 2005 | |
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Chairman |
Eighth Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
14 April 2004 |
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Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, New Zealand and the United States + Chinese Taipei |
Joint proposal for a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits |
13 April 2004 and |
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Chairman |
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Eui-yong Chung, to the Trade Negotiations Committee |
4 July 2003 |
1997-2003
2003 back to top
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Chairman |
Seventh Special Session of the Council for TRIPS
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4 July 2003 |
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Secretariat |
Corrigendum |
20 June 2003 |
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JOB(03)/123 |
European Communities |
Non-paper ?Legal Effects |
25 June 2003 |
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Secretariat |
Discussions on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification And Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines And Spirits:燙ompilation of Issues and Points |
23 May 2003 |
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Chairman |
Sixth Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
5 May 2003 |
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JOB(03)/75 |
Chairman |
Draft Text of Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits |
16 April 2003 |
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Hong Kong, China |
Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications Under Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement |
23 April 2003 |
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JOB(03)/76 |
European Communities |
Traditional Expressions |
23 April 2003 |
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JOB(03)/75 |
Chairman |
Draft Text of Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits |
16 April 2003 |
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JOB(03)/60 |
Chairman |
Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits:燩ossible Elements/Options |
20 March 2003 |
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JOB(03)/51 |
Australia |
Traditional Expressions |
6 March 2003 |
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Chairman |
Fifth Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
28 February 2003 |
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Secretariat |
Discussions on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits:燙ompilation of Issues and Points |
18 February 2003 |
2002 back to top
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Chairman |
Fourth Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
4 December 2002 |
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Secretariat |
The WTO Central Registry Of Notifications (CRN) |
27 November 2002 |
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Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and the United States |
Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines (and Spirits) |
29 October 2002 |
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Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Namibia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei and the United States |
Proposal for a Multilateral System for Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits Based on Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement |
23 October 2002 |
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Chairman |
Third Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
30 September 2002 |
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Secretariat |
The WTO Central Registry Of Notifications (CRN) |
18 September 2002 |
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JOB(02)/94 |
Australia |
Intervention Made by the Delegation of Australia at the Special Session of 28 June 2002 |
26 July 2002 |
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Chairman |
Second Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
9 July 2002 |
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Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the European Communities and their member States, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Nigeria, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Turkey [1] |
Negotiations Relating to the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications |
24 June 2002 |
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JOB(02)/70 |
The European Communities and their member States |
Negotiations Relating to the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications — Issues for Discussion at the Special Session of the TRIPS Council of 28 June 2002 — Informal Note |
24 June 2002 |
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JOB(02)/49 |
Chairperson |
List of Points and Issues for Discussion at the June 2002 Meeting |
4 June 2002 |
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JOB(02)/44 |
The European Communities and their member States |
How to Achieve a Focused and Structured Agenda to Negotiate the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration |
28 May 2002 |
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Chairman |
First Special Session of the Council for TRIPS |
12 April 2002 |
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United States |
Issues for Discussion in the Negotiation Under Article 23.4 |
10 April 2002 |
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United States |
Questions and Answers — Comparison of IP/C/W/107/Rev.1 (“EC Proposal”), IP/C/W/133/Rev.1 (“Joint Proposal”), IP/C/W/255 (“Proposal by Hungary”) |
9 April 2002 |
[1] For Estonia see document TN/IP/M/2, para. 21.
2001 back to top
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Minutes of the Meeting of 19-20 September 2001 |
2 November 2001 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 18-22 June 2001 |
23 August 2001 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 2-5 April 2001 |
1 June 2001 |
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The European Communities and their member States |
Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications Under Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement — Comparative Table of the Main Proposals Submitted to Date |
31 May 2001 |
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The European Communities and their member States |
Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications under Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement — Comments on the Proposal Jointly Submitted by Canada, Chile, Japan and the United States (IP/C/W/133/Rev.1) |
30 May 2001 |
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Hungary |
Incorporation of Elements Raised by Hungary in IP/C/W/234 into the Proposal by the European Communities and their member States on the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications |
3 May 2001 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 27-30 November and 6 December 2000 |
6 March 2001 |
2000 back to top
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Hungary |
Opposition/Challenge Procedure in the Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications |
11 December 2000 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 21-22 September 2000 |
23 November 2000 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 26-29 June 2000 |
14 August 2000 |
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New Zealand |
New Zealand’s System of Protection for Geographical Indications and the Multilateral Notification and Registration System for Geographical Indications Under Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement |
22 June 2000 |
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The European Communities and their member States |
Implementation of Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement Relating to the Establishment of a Multilateral System of Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications Revision |
22 June 2000 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 21 March 2000 |
24 May 2000 |
1999 back to top
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Minutes of the Meeting of 20-21 October 1999 |
22 December 1999 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 7-8 July 1999 |
17 August 1999 |
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Canada, Chile, Japan and the United States |
Proposal for a Multilateral System for Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits Based on Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement |
26 July 1999 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 21-22 April 1999 |
2 June 1999 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 17 February 1999 |
9 April 1999 |
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United States |
Suggested Method for Domestic Recognition of Geographical Indications for WTO Members to Produce a List of Nationally-protected Geographical Indications |
11 March 1999 |
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Japan and the United States |
Proposal for a Multilateral System for Notification and Registration of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits Based on Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement |
11 March 1999 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 1-2 December 1998 |
22 January 1999 |
1998 back to top
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 17 September 1998 |
15 October 1998 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 16 July 1998 |
5 August 1998 |
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The European Communities and their member States |
Proposal for a Multilateral Register of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits Based on Article 23.4 of the TRIPS Agreement — Establishment of the Register and Registration Procedure |
28 July 1998 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 12 May 1998 |
11 June 1998 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 24 February 1998 |
23 March 1998 |
1997 back to top
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 17-21 November 1997 |
5 December 1997 |
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Secretariat |
Overview of Existing International Notification and Registration Systems for Geographical Indications Relating to Wines And Spirits |
17 November 1997 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 19 September 1997 |
15 October 1997 |
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Secretariat |
Minutes of the Meeting of 15 July 1997 |
15 August 1997 |