Contact Person:

Chloe Marie, Research Specialist Ross H. Pifer, Director

Phone:

Email:

cjm445@psu.edu

Government Resources and Publications

International Organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Geographical Indications, FAO Webpage

Promoting sustainability through the registration of geographical indications, Guidelines for public authorities to examine applications (2023)

Evaluating Geographical Indications, Guide to tailor evaluations for the development and improvement of geographical indications (2021)

The nutrition and health potential of geographical indication foods (2021) 

Geographical indications for sustainable food systems (2019)

United Nations (U.N.)

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) Webpage

Geographical indications for the least developed countries, U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (CTAD) Webpage

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Geographical Indications, WIPO Webpage

Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications (June 2023); Meeting Documents

Geographical Indications, An Introduction, 2nd Edition (2021)

Geographical Indications, World Intellectual Property Indicators (2023)

Geographical Indications, World Intellectual Property Indicators (2022)

Geographical Indications, World Intellectual Property Indicators (2021)

Geographical Indications, World Intellectual Property Indicators (2020) 

Geographical Indications, World Intellectual Property Indicators (2019)

U.S. Government Resources

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Relations (Updated June 9, 2023) 

U.S.-EU Trade Agreement Negotiations: Trade in Food and Agricultural Products (February 27, 2020) 

USMCA: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) (Updated January 6, 2020) 

Geographical Indications (GIs) in U.S. Food and Agricultural Trade (Updated March 21, 2017)

The U.S. Wine Industry and Selected Trade Issues with the European Union (Updated July 25, 2016) 

Geographical Indications (GIs) in U.S. Agricultural Trade (Updated July 21, 2016)

Agriculture Issues in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations (Updated July 21, 2016) 

Special 301 Reports

2023 Special 301 Report

2022 Special 301 Report

2021 Special 301 Report

2020 Special 301 Report

Previous Special 301 Reports

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

Chile: Chile and the EU Finalize Advanced Framework Agreement (December 18, 2023)

China: EU Products Seeking GI Protection in China (December 13, 2022)  

European Union: European Commission Proposes Revision of Geographical Indications Legislation (April 14, 2022) 

European Union: GI issues in the future of the CAP (March 18, 2022) 

European Union: EU and Japan Extend the List of Geographical Indications Protected under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (February 3, 2021) 

European Union: European Commission Launches Public Consultation on the Revision of Geographical Indications Legislation (January 26, 2021) 

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: A Preliminary Analysis (January 7, 2021) 

China: China and the EU Signed a Geographical Indications Agreement (October 8, 2020) 

Japan: New GI Protections Proposed for EU Alcoholic Beverages (July 9, 2020) 

EU-28: A new EU Regulation on Spirits – More Protection for GIs (June 18, 2019)

European Government Resources

European Commission (EC)

A Proposal for a Regulation on EU geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (May 2022) 

Commission Staff Working Document; Evaluation of Geographical Indications and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed Protected in the EU (December 2021) 

Study on economic value of EU quality schemes, geographical indications (GIs) and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSGs) 

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EU IPO)

Infringement of Protected Geographical Indications for Wine, Spirits, Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs in the European Union (April 2016)