Lisbon System for the International Registration of Appellations of Origin
WIPO administers the Lisbon System established under the 1958 Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (Lisbon Agreement) in order to facilitate the international protection of appellations of origin (AOs).
The Lisbon system offers a means of obtaining protection for an AO in the contracting parties
to the Lisbon Agreement through a single registration. Registrations are published in the official Bulletin and can be searched through the Lisbon Express database.
Find out more about the objectives and main features of the Lisbon Agreement as well as the registration procedure and possibility of refusal.
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Latest News
- Outcome of the Seventh Session of the Lisbon Working Group (April 29 – May 3, 2013) (May 6, 2013)
- The Chinese version of the Lisbon Agreement, the Regulations and the Administrative Instructions is now available on-line (Mar 11, 2013)
- Draft Report of the Sixth Session of the Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System is now available on-line (Mar 11, 2013)
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