Soranno, Benedetta (A.A. 2023/2024) Protecting the essence of origin: evaluating the impact and effectiveness of EU trademark and geographical indication laws on agrifood products. Tesi di Laurea in Cultural heritage policies and management for art and food, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Pier Luigi Petrillo, pp. 89. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Foundations of EU trademark and geographical indication protection for agrifood products. The agri-food sector in the European Union. The public interest in protecting typical products. European geographical indications: PDO and PGI. Optional quality terms and municipal denominations of origin: an overview. Legal frameworks for the protection of geographical indications: an analysis of the Paris convention, the Madrid Agreement, and the Lisbon agreement. The Paris convention for the protection of industrial property. The Madrid agreement for the repression of false or deceptive indications of source on goods. The Lisbon agreement on the protection of appellations of origin and their international registration. The origins of community regulations on the protection of geographical indications for agricultural and food products. Designations of origin and indications of provenance at the court of justice. From the Sekt and Weinbrand case to the Exportur ruling: history and evolution of a definition. Indications of provenance, designations of origin and the free movement of goods. Comparative analysis and case studies: parmigiano case, feta cheese case, champagne case, Jamón Iberico case. EU geographical indications: strengths, vulnerabilities, and global implications. The intersection of quality and globalization in agri-food products. Quality policy as a competitive strategy. Changes in the international competitive landscape. The peculiarities of the Italian agri-food sector. Introduction to the conflict between trademarks and geographical indications. Legal tools under the community trademark regulation. The Parmesan case: am milestone in the protection of geographical indications. Translation, evocation, and genericity: the relationship between “Parmesan” and “Parmigiano Reggiano”. Ex officio protection: the Court’s rejection. The Feta case: The evolving legal understanding of genericity in geographical indications. The champagne case: expanding the scope of protection for geographical indications. The global struggle for authenticity: protecting Jamón Ibérico and Pata Negra. Balancing intellectual property and market freedom: protecting agrifood quality in the European Union. Challenges in protecting agrifood quality: geographical indications, trademarks and competition in the EU single market. Protection of quality and free movement of goods in the single market. Harmonizing free trade and intellectual property in the EU agrifood sector. Analysis of impact. Effectiveness of EU protection instruments. Impact on Italian sounding phenomena.

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Bibliografia. pp. 85-88.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Corso di Laurea magistrale in Policies and Governance in Europe, lingua inglese (LM-62)
Chair:	Cultural heritage policies and management for art and food
Thesis Supervisor:	Petrillo, Pier Luigi
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Thatcher, Mark
Academic Year:	2023/2024
Session:	Autumn
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	08 May 2025 08:07
Last Modified:	08 May 2025 08:07
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/42029

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