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Geographical Indications and Property Rights: Protecting Value-Added Agricultural Products

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  • Bruce A. Babcock
  • Roxanne Clemens

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Since 1992, the European Union has protected high-quality agricultural products based on geographical origin using designations of geographical indications (GIs). U.S. producers and processors can obtain a type of trademark called a certification mark, which provides similar protections to that of GIs but protects products only within the United States. In the current round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, the European Union and other countries are seeking to expand protection through GIs. If they achieve the full range of protection they are seeking, many U.S. producers and processors could no longer use many product names currently treated as generic (e.g., feta cheese). This article describes and contrasts three systems of protecting property rights for agricultural products (certification mark, E.U.-wide GI, and WTO GI) and discusses some of the benefits and problems of each system and the effects of each system on helping to differentiate and protect high-value U.S. agricultural products.

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  • Bruce A. Babcock & Roxanne Clemens, 2004. "Geographical Indications and Property Rights: Protecting Value-Added Agricultural Products," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 04-mbp7, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    1. Patel, Payal & House, Lisa & Spreen, Thomas H., 2011. "How Do Different Countries Use Labeling Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Real Cheese to Parmigiano-Reggiano," 2011 International European Forum, February 14-18, 2011, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria 122015, International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks.
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    11. Babcock, Bruce & Hayes, Dermot J. & Lawrence, John & Clemens, Roxanne L., 2008. "Creating a Geographically Linked Collective Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study," ISU General Staff Papers 200801010800001480, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    12. Tobias Chilla & Benedikt Fink & Richard Balling & Simon Reitmeier & Karola Schober, 2020. "The EU Food Label ‘Protected Geographical Indication’: Economic Implications and Their Spatial Dimension," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-21, July.
    13. Egelyng, Henrik & Bosselmann, Aske S. & Warui, Mary & Maina, Fredah & Mburu, John & Gyau, Amos, 2017. "Origin products from African forests: A Kenyan pathway to prosperity and green inclusive growth?," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 38-46.
    14. Bruce A. Babcock & Dermot J. Hayes & John D. Lawrence & Roxanne Clemens, 2007. "Creating a Geographically Linked Brand for High-Quality Beef: A Case Study," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 07-mbp13, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
    15. Daniele Curzi & Martijn Huysmans, 2022. "The Impact of Protecting EU Geographical Indications in Trade Agreements," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 104(1), pages 364-384, January.
    16. Grote, Ulrike, 2009. "Environmental Labeling, Protected Geographical Indications and the Interests of Developing Countries," Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, vol. 10(1), pages 1-17.
    17. House, Lisa & Patel, Payal & Thomas, Spreen, 2009. "How do Different Countries use PDO/GI Standards: A Case Study Comparing Wisconsin Cheddar to Parmesan-Reggiano," 2009 International European Forum, February 15-20, 2009, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria 59176, International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks.

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