地理标志、原产地名称与原产地证明商标（geographical indications, appellations of origin and certificates of origin）

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1、地理标志、原产地名称与原产地证明商标（Geographicalindications,appellationsoforiginandcertificatesoforigin）WTO(WTO)intellectualpropertyagreement,theagreementontraderelatedaspectsofintellectualpropertyrights(hereinafterreferredtoasTRIPS),thesecondpartofthethirdsectionprovidesformembersofthegeogr

2、aphicalindicationsoftheprotectionobligations.TRIPSdefinitionofgeographicalindications:"geographicalindications"meanstheidentificationofaproductfromamembercountryoranareaoralocationinthatarea.Certainqualities,reputations,orothercharacteristicsoftheproductareessentiallyattribu

3、tedtothegeographicalorigin".Geographicalindicationsareindicationsofaspecificproductsource.Itisthenameofthecountryandwillnotcausemisidentificationofthenamesoftheadministrativedistrictsandregions,geographicalnames.Thebasiccharacteristicsofgeographicalindicationshasthreepoints:

4、(1)markedtherealsourceofgoodsorservices(i.e.geographicalorigin);(2)thegoodsorservicehasauniquequality,reputationorotherfeatures;(3)thequalityorcharacteristicsofnaturecanbeattributedtoitsspecialgeographicalorigin.Fromtheabovedefinition,itiseasytoseethattheTRIPSagreementrequir

5、esthatthegeographicalindicationsprotectedbythemembercountriesactuallybelongtothespecialgeographicalindications,whichareclosertothenameofthecountryoforigin.*similartotrademarks,themainfunctionofgeographicalindicationsistodistinguishthesourcesofgoods.Althoughitisconceivabletha

6、tgeographicalindicationsareusedforservices,suchbroadgeographicalindicationsarenotcurrentlyavailableininternationaltreatiesorTRIPSagreementsadministeredbytheWIPO.Unliketrademarks,geographicalindicationsdistinguishgoodsbymarkingtheirplaceofproduction,notbyidentifyingthesourceo

7、ftheirmanufacture.Themarkingoftheplaceofmanufactureorproductionistheessenceofgeographicalindications.Geographicalindicationsandtrademarksaredifferent,notoptional,andthegeographicalindicationscannotbereplaced.*generallyspeaking,geographicalindicationsarerecognizedinthecountri

8、eswheregeographicalindicationsarelocated.Thiscountryisoftenreferredtoas"the