Establishment of an electronic forum
October 10, 2012
As agreed at the fifth session of the Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin), which took place in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from June 11 to 15, 2012, an electronic forum has been created for purposes of posting comments and drafting suggestions of participants to the Working Group, for information purposes only and without prejudice to the role of the Working Group and the formal discussions therein.
- Go to https://www3.wipo.int/confluence/dashboard.action to create a WIPO account.
- Send an email to lisbon.system@wipo.int specifying the name or email address provided during the creation of the WIPO account.
- An e-mail confirmation of your registration to the electronic forum will be sent by the Lisbon Registry.
Establishment of an electronic forum
October 10, 2012
As agreed at the fifth session of the Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin), which took place in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from June 11 to 15, 2012, an electronic forum has been created for purposes of posting comments and drafting suggestions of participants to the Working Group, for information purposes only and without prejudice to the role of the Working Group and the formal discussions therein.
- Go to https://www3.wipo.int/confluence/dashboard.action to create a WIPO account.
- Send an email to lisbon.system@wipo.int specifying the name or email address provided during the creation of the WIPO account.
- An e-mail confirmation of your registration to the electronic forum will be sent by the Lisbon Registry.
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)