UK GI scheme
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The UK GI scheme is a geographical indication protection system that legally safeguards the names of regional food and drink products in the United Kingdom, ensuring they are authentically produced in their designated areas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UK GI logo | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geographical indication protection system
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intellectual property right ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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UK Intellectual Property Office ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
preserve traditional production methods
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protect consumer interests ⓘ support rural economies ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
agricultural products
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foodstuffs ⓘ regional drink products ⓘ regional food products ⓘ spirit drinks ⓘ wines ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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surface form:
World Trade Organization TRIPS Agreement provisions on geographical indications
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
courts of the United Kingdom
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trading standards authorities ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Protected Designation of Origin
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Protected Geographical Indication ⓘ Traditional Speciality Guaranteed ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
application and examination of GI registrations
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opposition period for new GI applications ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
UK GI scheme
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UK GI logo
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| jurisdiction | United Kingdom law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
grants exclusive rights to use registered names
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prohibits misleading use of protected names ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory scheme ⓘ |
| protects |
names of products produced in designated geographical areas
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reputation of regional specialities ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure authenticity of regional products
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prevent misuse of protected names ⓘ protect geographical indication names ⓘ |
| regulates |
marketing of protected regional products
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use of registered product names on labels ⓘ |
| replaced | EU geographical indications regime in the UK ⓘ |
| requires |
compliance with product specifications
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registration of product names ⓘ |
| scope |
Great Britain
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Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| startTime | 2021 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
UK GI logo