To reinforce the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Brazil, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) held the pre-launch of the National Directory to Combat GI Counterfeiting and the existing Directory for trademarks on August 28.
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The Directory is a digital platform that seeks to support producers and service providers throughout the country in the face of counterfeits that cause losses to national entrepreneurs, mislead consumers, and undermine the recognized quality of Brazilian GIs.
The platform functions as a strategic information center for access by Brazilian police and inspection forces, based on a partnership between BPTO and the National Council for Combating Piracy (CNCP) of the Ministry of Justice. The service will be free of charge.
BPTO will receive information provided by the GIs themselves in the Directory, which will be made available for access by authorities with police powers and consumers, when applicable.
Registration of GIs
With the pre-launch, an exclusive contact channel on the BPTO portal is now available for GIs to register, forward relevant information, and receive guidance from the Institute.
Among the strategic information for combating GI counterfeiting are contact details for the GI’s legal representation, images of original vs. fake products, information on labels, bottling, routes, and licensees, among other details that producers consider necessary to act in the repression and inhibition of crimes against Geographical Indications.
Source: INPI
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