Lisbon Agreement

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The Lisbon Agreement is an international treaty that establishes a system for the protection and global registration of appellations of origin for products linked to specific geographical regions.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual property treaty
international treaty
multilateral agreement
administeredBy WIPO NERFINISHED
World Intellectual Property Organization
aimsTo facilitate international protection of appellations of origin
prevent misuse of geographical names
simplify procedures for protection of appellations of origin abroad
appliesTo geographically linked products
products linked to specific geographical regions
concludedAt Lisbon
dateAdopted 1958-10-31
dateConcluded 1958-10-31
enteredIntoForce 1966-09-25
establishesRegister International Register of Appellations of Origin
establishesSystemFor international registration of appellations of origin
protection of appellations of origin
field intellectual property law
international economic law
GenevaActAdopted 2015-05-20
GenevaActCovers appellations of origin
geographical indications
GenevaActSignedAt Geneva NERFINISHED
geographicalScope contracting parties of the Lisbon Union
hasAmendment 1967 Stockholm revision
hasProtocol Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
hasRevision Stockholm Act of the Lisbon Agreement
language English
French
legalNature binding on contracting parties
membershipType open to states party to the Paris Convention
partOf WIPO-administered treaties
protects names of geographical areas used to designate products originating there
protectsAgainst imitation of appellations of origin
use of appellations of origin for products not meeting conditions
usurpation of appellations of origin
providesFor notification of refusals by member states
protection without time limit while conditions are met
single international registration with effect in multiple countries
registrationAuthority International Bureau of WIPO NERFINISHED
relatedTo Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
requires protection of registered appellations of origin in all member states
requiresForProtection registration of appellation of origin with WIPO
requiresLink quality or characteristics of product essentially due to geographical environment
shortName Lisbon Agreement
signedIn Lisbon NERFINISHED
subjectMatter appellations of origin
geographical indications
international registration of appellations of origin


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