A New British Geographical Indications Regime after Brexit
Author Dominik Hundhammer Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikipedia Jane Lambert In Geographical Indications I quoted the WIPO definition of a geographical indication ("GI") as "a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin". I also stated that the UK has an international obligation to protect such signs under art 22 (2) of the TRIPS Agreement which is annexed to the WTO Agreement as Annex 1C. In Geographical Indications after Brexit 6 Oct 2018 NIPC Branding I noted that this country had discharged that obligation through EU legislation and that the UK will need to establish its own GI regime in order to comply with art 22 (2) TRIPS whether it leaves the EU with or without a withdrawal agreement. On 5 Fev 2019 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("DEFRA") published Protecting food and drink names if there's no Brexit dea...