What are the Brazilian Geographical Indications?

Authors

  • Patrícia Maria da Silva Barbosa
  • Lucia Regina Rangel de Moraes Valente Fernandes
  • Celso Luiz Salgueiro Lage

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21713/2358-2332.2013.v10.394

Keywords:

Geographical Indications. Intellectual Property. Designation of Origin. Indication of Source.

Abstract

This paper analyses the requests and registrations of Geographical Indications (IGs) made to the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property since implementing the Law of Industrial Property during the period of May 1997 until the end of 2011. We discovered that the main Brazilian products seeking protection are coffee, alcoholic beverages, rocks, mineral water, cheese and colored cotton. Coffee is responsible for 18.6% of the national applications. The geographic region with the highest number of registration requests is the Southeast region. However, Rio Grande do Sul, located in the South, is the state with the highest number of granted IGs: 6 of 14. The sector with the most IGs is the alcoholic beverage industry, with three IGs (two for wine and one for cachaça), which represent 21.4% of the concessions.

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Published

2013-12-27

How to Cite

BARBOSA, P. M. da S.; RANGEL DE MORAES VALENTE FERNANDES, L. R.; LAGE, C. L. S. What are the Brazilian Geographical Indications?. Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies, Brasília, DF, v. 10, n. 20, 2013. DOI: 10.21713/2358-2332.2013.v10.394. Disponível em: https://rbpg.capes.gov.br/rbpg/article/view/394. Acesso em: 21 aug. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 20 (2013)

Section

Debates

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