DG AGRI (DG agriculture and rural development) of the European Commission, together with EUIPO (EU Intellectual Property Office) is organizing ‘Strengthening Geographical Indications – on-line Conference 2020’, which will take place on 25-26 November 2020.

The Conference has three principle aims:

• To be the launch-event for the formal, open, internet-based public consultation for the ‘strengthening GIs’ review,
• To incorporate the annual GI controls and enforcement seminar,
• To deepen the dialogue between GI and trade mark practitioners on IP rights.

We are pleased to announce that Paola Ruggiero, ECTA Geographical Indications Committee Chair and Benjamin Fontaine, ECTA EUIPO-Link Committee Chair will be representing ECTA as Conference speakers.

To find out more about the Conference, its topics and programme, please consult the official document here.

Please, register via this link by 23 November.