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April 30, 2024

Welcome to “WIPO – Brands and Designs”

Good news! We are now on LinkedIn! We’ll be sharing a wealth of information on brands and designs, and the services that we offer to make it easier to protect and promote your business assets across borders.

Follow us and share our tips, facts, stories, learning opportunities and much more on WIPO’s Madrid System, Hague System and Lisbon System, as well as trademarks, designs, and geographical indications!  

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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)

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