Geographical Indications and Sustainable Rural Development:  Exploring the Connections

Conference Purpose and Intended Audience

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Conference purpose

  • Promote better understanding of geographical indications (labels of origin)
     

  • Explore the applicability of GIs to regional specialty foods and wine in the U.S.
     

  • Disseminate information about the current trade status of GIs in the U.S.
     

  • Facilitate open discussion of the impacts of GIs on sustainable rural development
     

  • Clarify European Union calls for a multilateral registry for GIs
     

  • Clarify WTO negotiations on establishment of a multilateral register for GIs, and extension of GI protection to all products
     

  • Encourage dialogue about GIs among state and federal agencies in the U.S.

 

intended audience

  • State and federal agency personnel from offices concerned with agriculture, rural development, and trade
     

  • Representatives of producers who currently have GI protection, or who desire such protection
     

  • Representatives of business interests concerned with protecting product names associated with particular places or regions
     

  • University researchers and administrators who share these concerns
     

  • Diplomatic personnel from U.S. and foreign embassies, the World Trade Organization, and the World Intellectual Property Organization

 

 

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