Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

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World Intellectual Property Organization treaty intellectual property treaty international treaty

The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration canonical	8
International Register of Appellations of Origin	1
Lisbon System for the International Registration of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications	1
Lisbon System for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
Context triple: [World Intellectual Property Organization, administersTreaty, Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration]

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
C. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
D. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
E. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
Target entity description: The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
C. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
D. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
E. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Intellectual Property Organization treaty ⓘ intellectual property treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
administeredThrough	Lisbon Union Assembly ⓘ
adoptedOn	1958-10-31 ⓘ
appliesTo	appellations of origin for products ⓘ geographical names identifying products ⓘ
concludedOn	1958-10-31 ⓘ
criterion	link between product qualities and geographical environment ⓘ
depositary	Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
enteredIntoForceCondition	ratification or accession by a minimum number of states ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1966-09-25 ⓘ
establishes	international registration system for appellations of origin ⓘ
field	appellations of origin ⓘ geographical indications ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ
formsPartOf	Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lisbon System for the International Registration of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
geographicalScope	contracting parties to the Lisbon Agreement ⓘ
hasAmendment	1967 Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement ⓘ 1979 amendments to the Lisbon Agreement ⓘ
hasSuccessorInstrument	Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalNature	binding on contracting parties under international law ⓘ
membershipType	open to states party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ
obliges	member states to protect registered appellations of origin against imitation ⓘ member states to protect registered appellations of origin against translation ⓘ member states to protect registered appellations of origin against usurpation ⓘ
protects	appellations of origin recognized in the country of origin ⓘ names of geographical areas used to designate products originating therein ⓘ
protectsAgainst	use of protected appellations of origin for products not originating in the designated area ⓘ use of protected appellations of origin that do not comply with applicable standards ⓘ
providesFor	international register of appellations of origin ⓘ notification of registrations to all member states ⓘ possibility for member states to refuse protection within a specified time limit ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate the international protection of appellations of origin ⓘ to protect geographical names identifying products with qualities linked to their place of origin ⓘ to provide a system for international registration of appellations of origin ⓘ
registrationAuthority	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ surface form: International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
registrationEffect	protection in all member states unless refusal is notified ⓘ
relatedTo	Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ⓘ surface form: TRIPS Agreement geographical indications ⓘ
requires	protection of registered appellations of origin in all member states ⓘ
shortName	Lisbon Agreement ⓘ
signedAt	Lisbon ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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World Intellectual Property Organization → administersTreaty → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

Director General of WIPO → oversees → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lisbon System for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications

Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration → formsPartOf → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lisbon System for the International Registration of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications

WIPO-administered treaties → includes → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

Lisbon Agreement → establishesRegister → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

subject surface form: Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

this entity surface form: International Register of Appellations of Origin

1967 Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement → partOf → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

1967 Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement → basedOn → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

Lisbon Union Assembly → oversees → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

Lisbon Union Assembly → legalFramework → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications → basedOn → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications → relatedTo → Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration ⓘ

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