Geographical Indication Protection Walnut Fenzhou Survey Report

As a new system of legal protection, geographical indications protection system independent of the Trademark, Patent and Copyright, and other traditional institutional framework of intellectual property protection system, Its a sign of maturity is December 5,1993 by the World Trade Organization, "Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights" (Agreementation Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). In the agreement, to strengthen the protection of geographical indications dedicated chapter. After China's accession to the WTO, in order to adapt to the rapid development of economic globalization and the implementation of the agreement requirements, and to protect our rich resources, the Government has increased the geographical indication protection. Fenzhou Luliang City of Walnut is the first country to geographical indications protection products, and economic development of Shanxi Province, Luliang City as a relatively backward areas, actively protected geographical indication, the development zone has Luliangshan regional characteristics of the natural resources for the development of mountainous areas, and promote rapid economic development has great significance to the practice of more than a year, protected geographical indication walnut Fenzhou achieved some success, some companies have received benefits from, but because this work is still in its infancy, protection system is not quite perfect, the parties attach importance to different degrees, in addition to protection of geographical indications walnut Fenzhou products related to protected areas large, many enterprises, effective supervision and in-depth implementation more difficult, so full understanding and knowledge of the status of resources related industries, enterprises, and to analyze and digging out the current implementation of the protection of geographical indication the problems and shortcomings, and thus reasonable for the future development planning, effective implementation of the regulatory basis has become imperative. This article consists of four parts:The first part is "an overview of geographical indications." An overview of the concept of geographical indications, characteristics, and our current system of protection of geographical indications the relevant provisions of the basic theory is part of the article; The second part is "protected geographical indication walnut Fenzhou Survey form." Including investigation time, the scope of investigation, survey, survey methodology and survey content in five areas; The third part is "protected geographical indication walnut Fenzhou Survey results."Main products of geographical indication from the walnut Fenzhou the basic situation, the main production of walnut Fenzhou the protection of their own investigation, and local governments Fenzhou Walnut GI products development and protection of the three survey summary; The fourth part is the "Fenzhou protected geographical indication status Walnut Problems and Countermeasures. " By analyzing both business and government protection of Fenzhou walnut case to point out its problems and shortcomings, and put forward proposals and measures.