Ghana Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement
November 3, 2021
Ghana deposited on November 3, 2021 its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications ("Geneva Act").
WIPO Director General Daren Tang welcomes Ghana’s accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
The instrument of accession was deposited with WIPO Director General Daren Tang by Hon. Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Ghana, on February 3, 2022.
This accession will allow Ghana to protect its geographical indications under the Geneva Act, such as its emblematic “Bolga baskets”, its traditional “Dzomi red palm oil”, or the fine quality of “Ghana shea butter” and “Ghana cocoa”, to name only a few.
The Geneva Act, which entered into force on February 26, 2020, provides producers of quality products linked to origin, with faster and cheaper access to the international protection of their products’ distinctive designations. It further develops the legal framework of the Lisbon System, which helps promote many globally marketed products such as, for example, BANANO DE COSTA RICA, CHAMPAGNE, TOSCANO (Olive Oil), or BOHEMIA CRYSTAL.
About the Geneva Act
The Geneva Act, which will cover 35 countries with Ghana, is designed to help ensure that producers of quality products linked to origin are able to protect the distinctive designations of their products in multiple jurisdictions, either as appellations of origin or geographical indications, through a single application with WIPO and the payment of one set of fees.
About the Lisbon System
The Geneva Act, concluded in 2015, and the Lisbon Agreement, concluded in 1958, constitute together the “Lisbon System” for the international registration and protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications. The Lisbon System, which will cover 56 countries with Ghana, provides protection for names that identify the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, cheese, wine, pottery, glass and cloth.
Examples of appellations of origin and geographical indications include KAMPOT PEPPER (Cambodia), COMTÉ (France), TOKAJ (Hungary), SAROUGH HANDMADE CARPET (Iran), TEQUILA (Mexico), PORTO (Portugal), CHULUCANAS (Peru) and FIGUE DE DJEBBA (Tunisia).
Find out more
- About the Lisbon System
- Main Provisions and Benefits of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- Lisbon System Webinars
Ghana Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement
November 3, 2021
Ghana deposited on November 3, 2021 its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications ("Geneva Act").
WIPO Director General Daren Tang welcomes Ghana’s accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
The instrument of accession was deposited with WIPO Director General Daren Tang by Hon. Godfred Yeboah Dame, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement will enter into force, with respect to Ghana, on February 3, 2022.
This accession will allow Ghana to protect its geographical indications under the Geneva Act, such as its emblematic “Bolga baskets”, its traditional “Dzomi red palm oil”, or the fine quality of “Ghana shea butter” and “Ghana cocoa”, to name only a few.
The Geneva Act, which entered into force on February 26, 2020, provides producers of quality products linked to origin, with faster and cheaper access to the international protection of their products’ distinctive designations. It further develops the legal framework of the Lisbon System, which helps promote many globally marketed products such as, for example, BANANO DE COSTA RICA, CHAMPAGNE, TOSCANO (Olive Oil), or BOHEMIA CRYSTAL.
About the Geneva Act
The Geneva Act, which will cover 35 countries with Ghana, is designed to help ensure that producers of quality products linked to origin are able to protect the distinctive designations of their products in multiple jurisdictions, either as appellations of origin or geographical indications, through a single application with WIPO and the payment of one set of fees.
About the Lisbon System
The Geneva Act, concluded in 2015, and the Lisbon Agreement, concluded in 1958, constitute together the “Lisbon System” for the international registration and protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications. The Lisbon System, which will cover 56 countries with Ghana, provides protection for names that identify the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, cheese, wine, pottery, glass and cloth.
Examples of appellations of origin and geographical indications include KAMPOT PEPPER (Cambodia), COMTÉ (France), TOKAJ (Hungary), SAROUGH HANDMADE CARPET (Iran), TEQUILA (Mexico), PORTO (Portugal), CHULUCANAS (Peru) and FIGUE DE DJEBBA (Tunisia).
Find out more
- About the Lisbon System
- Main Provisions and Benefits of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
- Lisbon System Webinars
About the Geneva Act
The Geneva Act helps producers of quality products, linked to origin, to protect the distinctive designations of their products in multiple jurisdictions, either as appellations of origin or geographical indications, through a single application filed with WIPO, and the payment of one set of fees.
About the Lisbon System
The Lisbon System provides protection for names that identify the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, cheese, wine, pottery, glass and cloth.
Examples of appellations of origin and geographical indications
- Kampot Pepper (Cambodia)
- Comté (France)
- Tokaj (Hungary)
- Sarough Handmade Carpet (Iran)
- Tequila (Mexico)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Chulucanas (Peru)
- Banano de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
- Grana Padano (Italy)
- Bohemia Crystal (Czech Republic)
- Figue de Djebba (Tunisia)