EFOW to ask ICANN about Geographical Indications

This is a letter from EFOW which asks ICANN regarding the protection of wine Geographical Indications (and more) in the new gTLD program.

Sender's Affiliation: 
European Federation of Origin Wines

Issue:
ICANN initiatives for the attribution of new gTLD - PDO and PGI wines’ concerns.
Letter from the European Federation of Origin Wines regarding Geographical Indications.

Letter from Riccardo Ricci Curbastro to Steve Crocker, Cherine Chalaby, Fadi Chehadé and Akram Atallah | ICANN

Total protection requested for Geographical Indications under .VIN, .WINE and all other TLDs

In its letter recently sent to ICANN, the European Federation of Origin Wines, a Brussels based-organisation representing PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) and PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) wines towards European and International institutions, would like to bring to ICANN's attention a crucial issue for the safeguard of the wine sector concerning the attribution of new generic top-level domains (gTLD).

EFOW is concerned that this new procedure could lead to the abuses of its members' Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).

Read the letter "en avant-première" on CircleId.