Updated versions of the official English, French and Spanish texts of the Lisbon Agreement and the Regulations are now available on-line (WIPO Publications No.264 (E), (F), (S))
January 25, 2011
WIPO Publication No.264(E)
This reprint was prepared on the occasion of the amendments to the Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, as adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union during its twenty-fifth (18th ordinary) session, which took place in Geneva from September 22 to October 1, 2009, and the establishment of Administrative Instructions for the Application of the Lisbon Agreement by the Director General on the basis of new Rule 23bis of the amended Regulations.
In the preparation of this reprint, a number of translation errors were identified in the previous edition of the official English text of the Agreement. Those errors have been corrected in the present reprint, after consultation with member States. They concern Articles 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 16 of the Agreement.
Updated versions of the official English, French and Spanish texts of the Lisbon Agreement and the Regulations are now available on-line (WIPO Publications No.264 (E), (F), (S))
January 25, 2011
WIPO Publication No.264(E)
This reprint was prepared on the occasion of the amendments to the Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, as adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union during its twenty-fifth (18th ordinary) session, which took place in Geneva from September 22 to October 1, 2009, and the establishment of Administrative Instructions for the Application of the Lisbon Agreement by the Director General on the basis of new Rule 23bis of the amended Regulations.
In the preparation of this reprint, a number of translation errors were identified in the previous edition of the official English text of the Agreement. Those errors have been corrected in the present reprint, after consultation with member States. They concern Articles 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 16 of the Agreement.
About the Geneva Act
The Geneva Act helps producers of quality products, linked to origin, to protect the distinctive designations of their products in multiple jurisdictions, either as appellations of origin or geographical indications, through a single application filed with WIPO, and the payment of one set of fees.
About the Lisbon System
The Lisbon System provides protection for names that identify the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, cheese, wine, pottery, glass and cloth.
Examples of appellations of origin and geographical indications
- Kampot Pepper (Cambodia)
- Comté (France)
- Tokaj (Hungary)
- Sarough Handmade Carpet (Iran)
- Tequila (Mexico)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Chulucanas (Peru)
- Banano de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
- Grana Padano (Italy)
- Bohemia Crystal (Czech Republic)
- Figue de Djebba (Tunisia)