Should IP protection extend to more Canadian products? The
#GC is exploring whether geographical indications should extend to traditional crafts and industrial goods.
Have your say by August 27:
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ALT A wedge of hard cheese on a wooden cutting board, glass of whisky with ice cubes on a wooden surface, and hands weaving wooden strips and yarn into a circular basket. Text: What do parmesan cheese, scotch whisky and traditional crafts have in common? Their reputation is tied to where or how they're made.
ALT Close-up of a person using a wooden loom to weave multi-coloured yarn into a textile. Text: That connection can be legally protected. A geographical indication identifies a product whose quality, reputation or some other characteristic is linked to the product's place of origin.
ALT Hands feeding a sheet of leather through a roller machine in a workshop. Text: In Canada, this protection mainly applies to certain wines, foods and other agricultural products. Should this protection extend to traditional crafts and industrial goods?
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