Advocacy Group
Geographical Indications Committee
Advocacy Group
- Anticounterfeiting Committee
- Brand Restrictions Committee
- Copyright Committee
- Data Protection Committee
- Designs Committee
- Emerging Issues Committee
- Enforcement Committee
- Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee
- Geographical Indications Committee
- Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee
- Indigenous Rights Committee
- International Amicus Committee
- Internet Committee
- Legislation and Regulation Committee
- Non-Traditional Marks Committee
- Parallel Imports Committee
- Right of Publicity Committee
- Trademark Office Practices Committee
- Unfair Competition Committee
Communications Group
Resources Group
- Academic Committee
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
- Brands and Innovation Committee
- Commercialization of Brands Committee
- In-House Practitioners Committee
- INTA Bulletins Committee
- Law Firm Committee
- Leadership Development Committee
- Publications Committee
- Trademark Administrators Committee
- The Trademark Reporter Committee
- Young Practitioners Committee
Mission
The Geographical Indications Committee develops and advocates our policies on the impact of geographical indications (GIs) and their enforcement on trademark rights. The Committee monitors and analyzes developments in treaties, legislation, and implementation in various jurisdictions, and proposes policy recommendations to the Board. Committee work includes writing reports and submissions, interacting with GIs organizations, and advocacy in conjunction with relevant committees and staff.
Leadership
Committee Leaders
Chair
James Tumbridge
Venner Shipley
United Kingdom
Vice Chair
Elio de Tullio
De Tullio and Partners
Italy
Staff Liaison
Hadrien Valembois
Subcommittee Leaders
Expansion & Monitoring of Developments Subcommittee Chair
Lindesay Low
Scotch Whisky Association
United Kingdom
GI Governance Subcommittee Chair
Patrick Kole
Idaho Potato Commission
United States
CAMBODIA: Foreign Geographical Indications Welcomed in Cambodia
Gladys Mirandah
February 15, 2020
Champagne, a sparkling wine made from grapes grown in the French region of the same name, and one of France’s most famous products, became the first foreign product to be awarded geographical indication (GI) status in Cambodia on April 29, 2019. This was followed closely ...
UKRAINE: Geographical Indications Act Finalizes Divorce Between GIs and Trademarks
Yuliya Prokhoda
March 15, 2020
The new Ukrainian law on geographical indications (GIs) entered into force on January 1, 2020. Τhis legislative amendment has changed the conditions under which legal protection for GIs is acquired in Ukraine, with a significant impact on intellectual property. Historic...
