Title:	Geographic indications (GI): linking history and tradition with competitive business.
Authors:	WANDER, A. E. GODOI, C. N. COSTA FILHO, B. A. da LADVOCAT, M.
Affiliation:	ALCIDO ELENOR WANDER, CNPAF; CINTIA NEVES GODOI, UNIALFA; BENTO ALVES DA COSTA FILHO, UNIALFA; MARCELO LADVOCAT, UNIALFA.
Date Issued:	2020
Citation:	Brazilian Journal of Development, v. 6, n. 5, p. 24601-24618, May 2020.
Description:	Geographic Indications (GI) represent a collective trademark created to protect producers and promote the trade of products that have become notorious due to its region of production. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to provide an overview on the concepts of GI and provide the main relevant facts and figures of GI worldwide and in Brazil.As of July 2019, more than 130 thousand of GIs were registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization, mainly in Europe, Asia and the Americas. In Brazil, as an emerging economy, GI is becoming an increasingly important, both in terms of protecting Brazilian typical products as well as the GI from other countries trading with Brazil. Consumption trends towards originality, typical products, expressing certain quality attributes may further develop businesses in different parts of the world. Consumers with higher income may prefer certain quality attributes for the products and services they consume. In this context, GI represent a strong and sustainable strategy to provide those goods and services to those demanding consumers.
Thesagro:	Distribuição Geográfica Sistema de Informação Geográfica Agronegócio Comercio
NAL Thesaurus:	Intellectual property rights Trade Geographic information systems
Keywords:	Typical products Collective trademarks
ISSN:	2525-8761
DOI:	10.34117/bjdv6n5-059
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAF)