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2018 World Food Law Symposium

Thu, May 31

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The Cosmos Club

The 2018 World Food Law Symposium will develop and provide analysis of the discussions on the legal, policy and community development aspects of geographical indications (GIs).

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2018 World Food Law Symposium
2018 World Food Law Symposium

Time & Location

May 31, 2018, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

The Cosmos Club, Washington, DC, USA

About the event

The World Food Law Institute, in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL), invites you to participate in the 2018 World Food Law Symposium on 31 May 2018. The Symposium will conclude the Institute’s 2017-2018 Geographical Indications Round Table Series by continuing discussions and developing previous analyses about the legal, policy, cultural and community development aspects of geographical indications.

Join experts from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), FAO, governments, Embassies, the private and public sectors, and academia for an overview of GIs, their costs and benefits, as well as their possibilities for local development.

The morning will begin with a presentation by the GIs expert at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), who will discuss recent developments and the 2015 Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. Then the lead will shif…

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