Five Spanish food brands, recognized as protected by Japan

Published Jan 27, 2022

Tridge summary

The EU-Japan Economic Association Agreement has added 28 new geographical indications from the European Union, including five from Spain, to be protected in Japan. This agreement, established on February 1, 2019, reduces trade barriers for European companies in Japan. Each year, the Intellectual Property Committee reviews a maximum of 28 trademarks from each territory to be protected as geographical indications in the other country.

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Original content

A total of 28 geographical indications from the European Union, five of them Spanish, are added this year to the EU-Japan Economic Association Agreement by which they will also be protected in the Japanese country. Specifically, it is the Montes de Toledo Oil Denomination of Origin, Trevélez Ham, Los Pedroches Ham, Mallorca Oil and La Vera Paprika. At the beginning of a new year, within the framework of the Intellectual Property Committee, the European Union and Japan examine a maximum of 28 trademarks from each of their territories that should be protected as geographical indications in the borders of the other. ECONOMIC AGREEMENT Thanks to the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, which was established on February 1, 2019, the trade barriers that European companies face when exporting to Japan are reduced and help them to better compete in ...

Source: Food Retail