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.

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

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UK GI scheme hasSymbol UK GI scheme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UK GI logo
Arbroath Smokies protectedBy UK GI scheme