1, cultivated products in this area;
2. All or part of the raw materials come from other regions, and the products are produced and processed locally according to specific processes.
It should be noted that individuals or companies cannot apply for this geographical trademark, but local government departments and industry associations that supervise the product apply to the Trademark Office.
Then it will be used by other local units or individuals. These local characteristic industries, fruits or animal husbandry with a long history of planting or breeding, as the main local specialties, can apply to the local regulatory authorities.
For example, Pinggu Peach, Shanxi Mature Vinegar, Huoshan Dendrobium, Keerqin Fat Beef, Ziyang Selenium-enriched Tea, Wanrong Apple, Jingning Apple and Yingshan Yunwu Tea all belong to the national geographical indication agricultural products.
Agricultural products are influenced by special geographical factors such as climate and soil in producing areas, and the quality of agricultural products produced in different producing areas is different. If everyone can use this trademark, then this characteristic industry will be full of all kinds of inferior products. In the long run, the characteristics will be destroyed and the trust of consumers will be lost.
On the one hand, products with geographical indications are more likely to gain the trust of consumers in the market, and even if the price is higher than that of ordinary similar products, consumers are still eager for them. On the one hand, quality assurance is a priority for consumers.
For example, after the geographical indication of Zhangqiu Welsh onion proved the trademark, its economic value increased obviously, from 0.2 yuan to 0.6 yuan per kilogram before registration and protection to 1.2 yuan to 5 yuan, and the price after registration and protection was 2 to 5 times that before registration.