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 Arbroath Smokie - Food & Drink - Recipes24 Net - recipes, cooking, cookbooks and more
In 2004 the Arbroath Smokie was awarded Protected Geographical Indication, acknowledging its unique status.
The preparation of Smokies remains a cottage industry in Arbroath, centred exclusively at the harbour area, known locally as the fit i'the toon (the foot of the town).
www.recipes24.net /encyclopedia/a/arbroath_smokie.html   (157 words)

  
 I N T E L S - L I T H U A N I A - Legislation
Geographical indicationö means a place name or other word or sign which directly or indirectly identify a good as originating in a certain territory, region or locality, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin.
it contains or consists of a geographical indication with respect to goods not originating in the territory indicated, if use of the indication in the mark for such goods in the Republic of Lithuania is of such a nature as to mislead the public as to the true place of origin of the goods.
Geographical originö means a country, territory, region or locality according to which the true place of origin of a good or service may be identified.
www.intels.lt /legislation/law_on_trade_marks.html   (8153 words)

  
 Mustard -- Mustard Seeds
Designation of Origin (PDO) or a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) (http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/qual/en/1bbab_en.htmProtected) under the auspices of the European Union.
Sometimes prepared mustard is simmered to moderate its bite, sometimes it is aged.
Dijon mustard is simply a method of preparing ground mustard seeds, using Brown mustard.
www.edinformatics.com /culinaryarts/food_encyclopedia/mustard.htm   (688 words)

  
 Prisoner's Dilemma
The arrow leading from the left to the right circle indicates that machine defects (enters the D) after it has cooperated (been in the C state) and its opponent has defected (the arrow is labeled by d).
In deference to Hume, Skyrms and Vanderschraaf refer to this kind of asynchronous PD as the "farmer's dilemma." It is instructive to picture it in a tree diagram.
Player One knows that if he were to choose C on the first move, Player Two would choose D on the second move (since she prefers the temptation to the reward), so he would himself end up with the sucker payoff.
plato.stanford.edu /entries/prisoner-dilemma   (14078 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
This designation, Protected Geographical Indication, means that the Giffoni type of hazelnut is protected by EU law and can only be grown in its native region.
Modern research indicates that the monounsaturated fats in hazelnuts help to lower LDL cholesterol levels.
Giffoni is Italy's most famous and successful hazelnut growing area.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe/shoppe.asp?cat=4   (2201 words)

  
 Search engine robots
Sometimes these URLs are inside password protected parts of sites, so you won't be able to view the page.
It's also quite common for the Link checker to give no indication of which URL it's coming from.
Wherever appears this indicates a number of different digits may be used.
www.jafsoft.com /searchengines/webbots.html   (2845 words)

  
 Statutes of New Zealand
relates to specified goods that do not originate from the place indicated in the protected geographical indication.
Trade mark that contains protected geographical indication must not be registered—
contains a protected geographical indication in respect of specified goods; and
www.legislation.govt.nz /libraries/contents/om_isapi.dll?clientID=3079480541&hitsperheading=on&infobase=pal_statutes.nfo&jump=a2002-049%2fs.20&softpage=DOC   (56 words)

  
 Advanz Fidelis - What Is A Geographical Indication?
A geographical indication usually consists of the name of the place of origin and to be protected, a product must therefore derive its qualities or reputation from that place.
An example of a current geographical indication is “Tuscany” for olive oil produced in a specific part of Italy (protected by Italian Law No. 169, 1992).
A geographical indication is a sign used on products produced in a certain place and which possess the characteristics, qualities or reputation of a certain place or region.
www.advanz.com.my /what_are_gis.htm   (226 words)

  
 IPR Primer: Geographical Indications (by WIPO)
Geographical indications are protected in accordance with national laws and under a wide range of concepts, such as laws against unfair competition, consumer protection laws, laws for the protection of certification marks or special laws for the protection of geographical indications or appellations of origin.
A geographical indication is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that place of origin.
If a geographical term is used as the designation of a kind of product, rather than an indication of the place of origin of that product, this term does no longer function as a geographical indication.
www.1000ventures.com /business_guide/ipr/geo_indications_main.html   (836 words)

  
 V. FINAL COMMENTS
Geographical indications constitutes the only category of intellectual property rights defined so far which is unlimited in time and whose international protection depends -among others- on the fact that it shall be keep protected in its country of origin and shall not fall into disuse in that country.
Geographical indications are expressions or symbols which permit the recognition of a product as originating in a certain country, region or locality, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the product is essentially attributable to its geographical origin.
One of the main problems relating to the protection of geographical indications is that related to the uncertainty of the scope of the protection given by the TRIPS Agreement and their exceptions.
www.southcentre.org /publications/geoindication/paper10-07.htm   (3855 words)

  
 Protection for Geographical Indications in New Zealand
Generally, a geographical indication is protected indefinitely, although Article 24 of the TRIPS Agreement provides that WTO Members are not required to afford protection to foreign geographical indications where the term has become "customary in common language as the common name for such goods and services".
Article 22.1 of TRIPS defines "geographical indications" as "indications that identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality or reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin".
Negotiations on a multilateral register for wine and spirit geographical indications are currently underway in the WTO, and are due to be completed by the time of the fifth Ministerial meeting of the WTO in September 2003.
www.med.govt.nz /buslt/int_prop/info-sheets/geog-ind.html   (1377 words)

  
 gettext.pl?lang=en&num=79968881C19010216&doc=T&ouvert=T&seance=ARRET&where=()
The indications of source protected under the bilateral convention, in particular the name Bud, were not however notified to the Commission within that period, which, for the Republic of Austria, expired on 30 June 1999.
Indications of source, designations of origin and other designations referring to the source within the meaning of this agreement mean all indications which relate directly or indirectly to the source of a product.
It would, moreover, be irrelevant whether that indication does in fact have a reputation or whether a person not entitled to do so had in fact exploited the reputation of that indication of source in the marketing of his products.
europa.eu.int /jurisp/cgi-bin/gettext.pl?lang=en&num=79968881C19010216&doc=T&ouvert=T&seance=ARRET&where=()   (6588 words)

  
 SCADPlus: Protected geographical indications and designations of origin
The aim of the communication is to provide information to traders affected by the simplified procedure on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, with a view to registering at Community level the designations that already exist in the Member States.
The new rules allow producer organisations to indicate that the product has been packaged in the production area, where packaging in the limited geographical area can be shown to be justified to safeguard quality and ensure traceability or control.
The type of link between the product and the geographical location is more stringent in the case of the PDO designation, the quality or other characteristics being due essentially or exclusively to its geographical environment.
europa.eu.int /scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l21097.htm   (1899 words)

  
 PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI oder P.G.I.) ist ein 1992 geschaffener und seither im gesamten EU-Rechtsraum gültiger und geschützter Begriff mit zugehörigem Siegel zur Kennzeichnung landwirtschaftlicher Produkte.
Voraussetzung für die Erteilung des Siegels ist, dass das zu kennzeichnende Produkt in wenigstens einem der Schritte Produktion, Weiterverarbeitung oder Zubereitung einen klaren geographisch begrenzten Bezug aufweist und im Ruf besonderer Qualität steht.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/P/Protected_Geographical_Indication   (92 words)

  
 SICE - IP/National Legislation - Trinidad & Tobago
(b) before the geographical indication is protected in its country of origin, this Act shall not prejudice the registrability of or the validity of the registration of a trademark, or the right to use a trademark, on the basis that such a trademark is identical with, or similar to, a geographical indication.
geographical indication” means an indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin;
In the case of homonymous geographical indications for wines, protection shall be accorded to each indication, subject to paragraph (b) of section 4.
www.sice.oas.org /int_prop/nat_leg/Trinidad/GeoInd96.asp   (1711 words)

  
 LAW OF GEORGIA ON APPELLATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS
If an appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in Georgia, or any name of the geographical are of Georgia is identical to an appellation of origin and geographical indication protected in the other country, then the rule of protection and conditions of use of said indication in Georgia is defined by the respective agreement.
The protection of the appellation of origin or geographical indication of a foreign country shall be canceled in respect to the rule defined by inter-state agreement.
The use of the registered appellation of origin or geographical indication by the person, who is not registered as the holder of the right, is prohibited.
www.sakpatenti.org.ge /eng/e-goods.htm   (2476 words)

  
 EUROPA - Agriculture and food - Quality policy
A PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) covers the term used to describe foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognised know-how.
That is why, in 1992, the European Union created systems known as PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) and TSG (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed) to promote and protect food products.
In the case of the PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) the geographical link must occur in at least one of the stages of production, processing or preparation.
europa.eu.int /comm/agriculture/foodqual/quali1_en.htm   (2476 words)

  
 TED Case Study Template
Protected geographical indication (PGI) according to EEC No 2081/92 means the name of a region, specific place or country describing a product originating in that region, specific place or country and possessing a quality or reputation which may be attributed to the geographical environment with its inherent natural and/or human components.
Protected designation of origin (PDO) means the name of a region, specific place or country referring to a product originating in that region, specific place or country and whose quality or other characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment.
According to the Article 22.1, geographic indications identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin.
www.american.edu /ted/parma.htm   (2476 words)

  
 Categorie
These cheeses are labelled and protected by EU quality marks such as PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) and PGI (Protected Geographical Indication).
All the wines in Mediter have VQPRD (QWPDR) marks, which are further recognized with the Italian D.O.C., D.O.C.G. and I.G.T, national Designation of Origin, Guaranteed Designation of Origin and Typical Geographical Identification.
Labels and origins are strictly documented by EU quality brands P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin) and P.G.I. (Protected Geographical Indication).
www.fcs.it /mediter_categorie.htm   (2476 words)

  
 IPR Primer: Geographical Indications (by WIPO)
Geographical indications are protected in accordance with national laws and under a wide range of concepts, such as laws against unfair competition, consumer protection laws, laws for the protection of certification marks or special laws for the protection of geographical indications or appellations of origin.
A geographical indication is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that place of origin.
If a geographical term is used as the designation of a kind of product, rather than an indication of the place of origin of that product, this term does no longer function as a geographical indication.
www.1000ventures.com /business_guide/ipr/geo_indications_main.html   (836 words)

  
 Thailand Law Firm, Registration of Geographical Indications in Thailand con.
The foreign applicant must produce evidence verifying that the subject geographical indication is protected pursuant to the laws of the country of origin and still in use as of the date of the application is filed in Thailand.
Geographical indications that are contrary to public order, morality or policy; that are the same as the generic name of goods; and that mislead the public as to the origin, manufacturing methods or quality of the goods may not be registered in Thailand.
If no opposition to a Geographical Indication is filed, the Geographical Indication is then registered, and the applicant will usually receive a Certificate of Geographical Indication Registration within another two to three months.
www.dlo.co.th /a_geo2.php   (315 words)

  
 Protected designation of origin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While the United States usually opposes protection of geographical designations of origin (since many of these which are protected elsewhere are commonly-used generic terms in the United States, such as parmesan cheese), there are some groups who would like to see some degree of protection for their regional designation.
Protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are geographical indications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods.
Ideally, protected designation of origin is both a consumer protection measure and a way of protecting producers of a region's traditional and/or characteristic foods.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protected_designation_origin   (315 words)

  
 Oro di Trani - Production and sale of extra virgin olive oil
The designation of origin, where this indicates the European Community or a Member State, in cases other than those referred to in paragraph 1, shall correspond to the geographical area in which the "extra virgin olive oil" or "virgin olive oil" was obtained.
In the case of oils benefiting from a protected designation of origin or from a protected geographical indication, the designation of origin shall be in accordance with the provisions laid down pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Any reference to a geographical area on the packaging or the label attached to the packaging shall be regarded as a designation of origin bound by the provisions of this Regulation, with the exception of:
www.oroditrani.it /r2815-98EN.htm   (315 words)

  
 Marks (Geographical Indications), Law, 15/04/1998, No. 84
Geographical indications of products shall be protected in Romania by their registration with the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks in accordance with this Law or with the international conventions to which Romania is party and may be used only by those persons who manufacture or market the products for which they have been registered.
Geographical indications protected now or in future under bilateral or multilateral agreements concluded by Romania shall not be subject to the registration procedure established by this Law.
Any use of marks or geographical indications contrary to honest practice in industrial or commercial activities, with an attempt to mislead consumers, shall constitute an act of unfair competition and shall be liable to imprisonment of between one month and two years or a fine of 15 million Lei.
www.wipo.int /clea/docs_new/en/ro/ro017en.html   (8277 words)

  
 List of French cheeses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union, certain well-established cheeses, including many French cheeses, are covered by a Protected Designation of Origin and other, less stringent designations of geographical origin for traditional specialties.
A complete list of agricultural products with an EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG), listed alphabetically by nation, is at the Europa Agriculture site.
It may come as a surprise to see varieties of Emmental cheese protected as a French cheese.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_French_cheeses   (8277 words)

  
 8_GeographicalIndications[0000003653_00].html
The right to protect a geographical indication from wrongful appropriation is enjoyed by all traders from the particular geographical location, whereas a trademark is protected from wrongful appropriation at the suit of the registered proprietor of that mark.
Designations of origin, as industrial and commercial property rights, protected those entitled to use them against improper use of those designations by third parties seeking to profit from the reputation which they have acquired.
It ruled that the specification of the PDO 'Prosciutto di Parma', by requiring the slicing and packaging to be carried out in the region of production, was intended to allow the persons entitled to use the PDO to keep under their control one of the ways in which the product appears on the market.
www.ipr-helpdesk.org /documentos/docsPublicacion/html_xml/8_GeographicalIndications[0000003653_00].html   (8277 words)

  
 EU Food Law News - 1998 - Index.
11 November 1998 LABELLING - Applications for Registration of Protected Designation of Origin / Geographical Indication
30 October 1998 LABELLING - Inspection Bodies for Protected Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin
27 June 1998 ORIGIN MARKING - Applications for Registration of Protected Designation of Origin
www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk /eu/98.htm   (8277 words)

  
 Herkunftsbezeichnung - Wikipedia
Für Geschützte geographische Angaben, englisch Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), muss lediglich eine der drei Produktionsstufen (Erzeugung, Verarbeitung oder Herstellung) in dem bezeichneten Gebiet erfolgen und im Ruf besonderer Qualität stehen.
Die Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung, englisch Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), französisch Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (A.O.C.), spanisch Denominación de Origen Protegida (D.O.P.) besagt, dass Erzeugung, Verarbeitung und Herstellung eines Produkts in einem bestimmten geographischen Gebiet nach einem anerkannten und festgelegten Verfahren erfolgen.
Die garantiert traditionelle Spezialität englisch Traditional Speciality Guaranteed TSG bezeichnet keine geographische Herkunft, sondern nur eine traditionelle Zusammensetzung oder ein traditionelles Herstellungsverfahren des Produkts.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protected_Designation_of_Origin   (8277 words)

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