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Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, signed on 31 October 1958, ensures that in member countries, appellations of origin receive protection when are protected in their country of origin. It lays down provisions for what qualifies as an appellation of origin, protection measures and establishes an International Register of Appellations of Origin, run by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The agreement came into force in 1966, and was revised at Stockholm (1967) and amended in 1979 and 2015. As of July 2022, 39 states are party to the convention and 1000 appellations of origin has been registered.[2]

Lisbon Agreement
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration of October 31, 1958, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and as amended on September 28, 1979
  Lisbon Agreement and Geneva act
  Geneva act, but not Lisbon agreement
  Lisbon agreement, but not Geneva act
  covered by OAPI/EU's accession (Geneva act) and to Lisbon agreement
  covered by OAPI/EU's accession (Geneva act) and party to Lisbon and/or Geneva act
  covered by OAPI/EU's accession (Geneva act)
Signed31 October 1958 (Lisbon)
14 July 1967 (Stockholm)
21 May 2015 (Geneva)
LocationLisbon, Stockholm, Geneva
Effective25 September 1966 (Lisbon)
31 October 1973 (Stockholm)
26 February 2020 (Geneva)
Signatories11 (Lisbon)
5 (Stockholm)
11 (Geneva)
Parties10 (Lisbon)
30 (Stockholm)
21 (Geneva)[1]
DepositarySwitzerland (Lisbon), Sweden (Stockholm), WIPO (Geneva)
LanguageFrench (Lisbon, Stockholm)
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish (Geneva)

The agreements establish a Special Union under Article 19 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883).[3] Some aspects of the agreement have been superseded by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Geneva Act edit

In May 2015, the Geneva Act to the Agreement was adopted, formally extending protection to Geographical Indication and changing the name: Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. The act furthermore allows intergovernmental organisations to become parties. On 21 May 2015, the Act was signed by 13 states: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Congo, France, Gabon, Hungary, Mali, Nicaragua, Peru, Romania and Togo. It entered into force in 2020 following ratifications/accessions by 5 parties: Albania, Cambodia, European Union, North Korea and Samoa. As of 18 January 2024, the number of parties is 21.

Parties edit

The treaty applies mutually between the parties of the 1958 Lisbon Agreement and the 1967 Stockholm Act, but not between a party solely to the 1958 Agreement and another party solely to the 1967 Stockholm act. The Geneva Act entered into force in 2020, and only applies between the Geneva act parties. If a state is a party to multiple Lisbon instruments, then a registered appellation of origin registered under any of the instruments applies also to parties of the other instruments the state is a party to.

State Lisbon Agreement[1] Stockholm Act[1] Geneva Act[1] Registered AO[4] Notes
  Albania 8 May 2019 8 May 2019 26 February 2020 0
  Algeria 5 July 1972 31 October 1973 19
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 July 2013 4 July 2013 Signed 4
  Bulgaria 12 August 1975 12 August 1975 33 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Burkina Faso 2 September 1975 2 September 1975 Signed 0 Also covered by Geneva act through OAPI accession
  Cabo Verde 6 July 2022
  Cambodia 26 February 2020 1
  Congo 16 November 1977 16 November 1977 Signed 0
  Costa Rica 30 July 1997 30 July 1997 Signed 2
  Cuba 25 September 1966 8 April 1975 20
  Czech Republic 1 January 1993 1 January 1993 2 September 2022 75 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Dominican Republic 17 January 2020 17 January 2020
  Czechoslovakia 25 September 1966-
1 January 1993		 31 October 1973-
1 January 1993		 Continued application by Czech Republic and Slovakia
  European Union 26 February 2020 117 Only application to Geneva Act possible
  France 25 September 1966 12 August 1975 21 April 2021 509 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Gabon 10 June 1975 10 June 1975 Signed 0
  Georgia 23 September 2004 23 September 2004 28
  Ghana 3 February 2022
  Greece Signed Covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Haiti 25 September 1966 0
  Hungary 23 March 1967 31 October 1973 10 September 2021 28 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Iran 9 March 2006 9 March 2006 64
  Israel 25 September 1966 31 October 1973 1
  Italy 29 December 1968 24 April 1977 Signed 175 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Ivory Coast 15 March 2023 Also covered by Geneva act through OAPI accession
  Laos 20 February 2021
  Mali Signed
  Mexico 25 September 1966 26 January 2001 18
  Moldova 5 April 2001 Signed 1
  Montenegro 3 June 2006 3 June 2006 2
  Morocco Signed
  Nicaragua 15 June 2006 15 June 2006 Signed
  North Korea 4 January 2005 4 January 2005 26 February 2020 6
  North Macedonia 6 October 2010 6 October 2010 5
  OAPI 15 March 2023 0 Only application to Geneva Act possible
  Oman 30 June 2021
  Peru 16 May 2005 16 May 2005 18 October 2022 10
  Portugal 25 September 1966 17 April 1991 18 January 2024 7 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Russia 11 August 2023
  Romania Signed Signed Covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Samoa 26 February 2020
  São Tomé and Príncipe 2 November 2023
  Senegal 5 December 2023 Also covered by Geneva act through OAPI accession
  Serbia 1 June 1999 1 June 1999 3
  Slovakia 1 January 1993 1 January 1993 8 Also covered by Geneva act through EU accession
  Spain Signed Covered by Geneva act through EU accession
   Switzerland 31 August 2021
  Togo 30 April 1975 30 April 1975 Signed Also covered by Geneva act through OAPI accession
  Tunisia 31 October 1973 31 October 1973 6 July 2023 8
  Turkey Signed

See also edit

Geographical indications

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "9. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration" (PDF). WIPO. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "About Lisbon Agreement". WIPO. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration]". WIPO. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Search Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indication. Structured search". WIPO. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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