Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
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The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration was a treaty of 31 October 1958, which established a Special Union under Article 19 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
(1883). It attempted to regulate geographical indications. Some aspects of it have been superseded by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
. It ensured that member countries would protect appellations of origin as they are protected in their country of origin. It laid down provisions for what qualified as an appellation of origin, protection measures and an International Register of Appellations of Origin, run by the World Intellectual Property Organization
. It came into force in 1966, and was revised at Stockholm (14 July 1967) and amended September 28, 1979. It failed to get any more than 20 signatories.
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on March 20, 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property...
(1883). It attempted to regulate geographical indications. Some aspects of it have been superseded by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members...
. It ensured that member countries would protect appellations of origin as they are protected in their country of origin. It laid down provisions for what qualified as an appellation of origin, protection measures and an International Register of Appellations of Origin, run by the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
. It came into force in 1966, and was revised at Stockholm (14 July 1967) and amended September 28, 1979. It failed to get any more than 20 signatories.