Tag: Geographical Indications

Titilayo Adebola Abstract This article breaks new ground by advancing the first comprehensive mapping and analysis of the fragmented intellectual property (IP) architecture in Africa in light of the …

Precious Adebanjo On 21 December 2020, Flora IP held its end of the year event titled “Nigerian Food, Photography and Law.” The discussions on this topic raised interesting questions …

Damilola Babade See Part I of this essay here. What is Traceability? According to the International Organisation for Standardisation – ISO 8402 (1994) standards, “Traceability is the aptitude to …

Damilola Babade No sooner had stakeholders celebrated the introduction and acceptance of Geographical Indications (GI) as an intellectual property right than free riders, product imitators, and unfair competitors began …

The African Union endorsed its Continental Strategy for Geographical Indications in Africa (Strategy) in October 2017. The main objective of the Strategy is to contribute to sustainable rural development …

The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (Geneva Act), adopted on 20 May 2015, officially entered into force today. The Geneva Act introduces international …

Geographical indications (GIs) are a distinct category of intellectual property rights (IPRs) centred on the interconnections of culture, quality and provenance. GIs, recognisable through unique signs, identify products as …