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Andrea Zappalaglio

Study on Enforcement of Non-Agri GIs Impactful

Today, 13 April 2022, the EU Commission has published the Proposal for a Regulation on Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial...

Andrea Zappalaglio

'Strengthening GIs' EU Conference - 2 Years Later

In November 2020, the European Commission invited me to discuss the protection of non-agricultural GIs in the high-level conference...

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The Max Planck 'Study on the Functioning of the EU GI System' is OUT

Today, 18 March 2022, the Max Planck 'Study on the Functioning of the EU GI System' has been officially published. This is the result of...

Andrea Zappalaglio

'The Transformation of EU GIs Law' Best Trade Mark Book 2021 according to IP Kat readers

My book 'The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law' (Routledge 2021) has won the award for the Best Trade Mark Book 2021...

Andrea Zappalaglio

New contribution: an introduction to the specificities of the EU GI system

In early December 2021, this great volume was published. It is edited by Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland, two of the most...

Andrea Zappalaglio

Study developed for the EU Commission now online

The 'Study on control and enforcement rules for GI protection for non-agricultural products in the EU' is out today, 6 September 2021. It...