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Appointed Secretary of the ECTA GI Committee

The photo below was taken at the recent ECTA conference, with (from left) Arnaud Lellinger, Aitor Pomares, myself, and Angelica Lodigiani. I am delighted to share that during the works of the latest ECTA Conference that took place in Dublin, I have been appointed Secretary of the Geographical Indications Committee of ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association). The ECTA community has been a second family to me for six years now, and this new role is a wonderful opportu

Andrea Zappalaglio

Jun 301 min read

Speaking at VIU's Graduate Seminar "Zero Hunger for All"

From 13 to 17 April 2026, I participated as a speaker in the Graduate Seminar "Zero Hunger's Goal: the Global Challenge of a Sustainable and Quality Food for All" on the island of San Servolo, Venice. I presented on Sustainability in the Evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy , examining how sustainability has moved from the periphery to the core of EU agricultural governance over successive CAP reforms — from early decoupling measures to the Green Architecture embed

Andrea Zappalaglio

Apr 161 min read

New article on Unfair Competition Law and the protection of Geographical Names

On 3 March 2026, In cooperation with Dr Jocelyn Bosse (Queen's University Belfast), published the article ' Restore Balance to European Geographical Indications Protection: Evoking the British Law on Extended Passing Off' in the International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, one of the most prestigious reviews in the world in the area of Intellectual Property, Information Technology Law, and related fields. The article begins by criticising the current ov

Andrea Zappalaglio

Mar 31 min read