The Protection Of Appellations Of Origin Under Lisbon Agreement

Appellations of origin are very important intellectual property rights. Appellation of origin serves to designate a product,the quality and characteristics of which are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment ,including natural and human factors..Lisbon agreement strictly defines the Appellation of origin,and sets up an high level protection system for it,such as the limited objects of the protection,the qualification of registration,and the overall protection. Our country has many products according with Appellations of origin. But our legal system can not give enough protection of Appellations of origin.So we should join the Lisbon agreement, and amend related law to improve the protection of Appellations of origin.