WTO – GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WTO expected is to find against the EU in a dispute over geographical indications. The US and Australia argue EU laws reserving the use of certain geographical terms for products made traditionally within these regions are unlawful, because they do not similarly protect high quality products made outside the EU. A defeat for Brussels would probably lead to these controls being extended to imported goods.
THE WTO expected is to find against the EU in a dispute over geographical indications. The US and Australia argue EU laws reserving the use of certain geographical terms for products made traditionally within these regions are unlawful, because they do not similarly protect high quality products made outside the EU. A defeat for Brussels would probably lead to these controls being extended to imported goods.
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.