The Provisions on Geographical Indications in the TRIPS Agreement

M. Geuze

27. IP/C/13 and IP/C/13/Add.1.

28. IP/C/W/253.

29. IP/C/W/253/Rev.1.

30. Thu-Lang Tran Wasescha, “Geographical Indications in the International Arena -
the Current Situation.” WIPO International Symposium on Geographical
Indications, Beijing, China, 26-28 June 2007.

31. WT/MIN(01)/DEC/1.

See http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/mindecl_e.htm.

32. For a side-by-side presentation of these proposals, see WTO document
TN/IP/W/12.

33. WTO document TN/IP/W/10.

34. WTO document TN/IP/W/11.

35. WTO document TN/IP/W/8.

36. See WTO documents TN/IP/W/12/Add.1 and Corr.1.

37. See WTO documents TN/C/W/14/Add.2, JOB(05)61/Add.2 and TN/C/W/26.

38. A compilation of issues raised and views expressed is contained in WTO
document TN/C/W/25-WT/GC7W/546.

39. WIPO organizes such symposia every other year in cooperation with a host
government. The presentations at these symposia have been published by WIPO,
between 1988 and 1999 in book form and thereafter on the WIPO website.

40. The original article “Uncorking Success”, published in The Economist of 21
December 2002, was published in the adapted version - quoted here - in
“Geographical Indications as Trade-Related Intellectual Property”, Discussion
Paper, Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Initiative, UNDP regional Centre in
Colombo, January 2007.

41. Matthijs Geuze, “Let’s Have An Other Look at the Lisbon Agreement - its Terms
in their Context and in the Light of its Object and Purpose.” WIPO International
Symposium on Geographical Indications, Beijing, China, 26-28 June 2007; and
“International Registration of GIs: Building on Existing Systems.” WIPO
International Symposium on Geographical Indications, Parma, Italy, 27-29 June
2005.

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