A geographical indication is a sign used for goods of specific geographical origin that have qualities, reputation or characteristics that can be primarily attributed to the place of origin. Most commonly, geographical indications include the name of the place where the goods originate. Agricultural products exemplify this, with qualities rooted in the place of origin, influenced by locally specific factors such as climate and soil. Whether a mark is recognized as a geographical indication is determined by the laws of each country. Geographical indications can be applied to a wide range of products, whether natural, agricultural or manufactured.
A designation of origin is a special geographical indication. Appellations of origin generally consist of place names or traditional names and are used on products that have certain qualities or characteristics mainly due to the geographical environment in which they are produced. The concept of geographical indication covers appellations of origin.
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"Xingtang Jujube" applied for geographical indication certification trademark
2010-06-18 08:31 Hebei News Network Font Size: T|T
(Reporter Sun Chao) The reporter recently learned from the Xingtang County Industrial and Commercial Bureau that the county’s Jujube Association officially submitted an application to the National Trademark Office to declare “Xingtang Jujube” as a geographical indication certification trademark. If the application is successful, the trademark will become the fourth geographical indication certification trademark in Shijiazhuang City after "Zanhuang Jujube", "Zhaoxian Xuehuali" and "Pingshan Mianwalnut". At the same time, the Xingtang jujube industry will embark on the road of standardized production.
From more than 100 to 20 companies
Xingtang is the hometown of red dates. It has a long history of planting and a very wide planting area. According to statistics from the forestry department, currently, Xingtang County has The output reached 80 million kilograms, of which 24 million kilograms of candied dates were produced. In December 2004, Xingtang County was named the “Hometown of Xingtang Jujube in China” by the State Forestry Administration.
Although the planting area is extensive, the processing procedures are fragmented. Before 2004, there were more than 100 candied date processing companies in Xingtang County. Although they are called "processing companies", they are actually not. It is a family workshop. Each household uses its own courtyard to produce and operate in scattered ways. Each family creates its own brand and operates independently. It is difficult to guarantee both hygienic conditions and product quality.
The Xingtang County Industrial and Commercial Bureau, in conjunction with the health, quality supervision, forestry and other departments, has carried out multiple rectifications on the candied date processing workshops within its jurisdiction. After integration, the number of candied date processing companies in Xingtang County has been reduced to 20. Although the number has been reduced, the scale of the companies themselves has increased, and their ability to resist risks has also been enhanced. The company's processing capacity has also increased from a monthly output of 10,000 to 15,000 kilograms before 2004 to the current daily output of 5,000 kilograms.
Trademarks have become a constraint
Although production capacity has been greatly improved, the existing 20 production and processing companies are still scattered, whether they are purchasing jujube, processing, or Sales are all in a state of fragmentation, especially product trademarks, which are still in their primitive stages, and many products do not even have trademarks.
When the reporter interviewed in Xingtang, a person in charge of the Xinglong Fruit Factory in the county told reporters that the factory sells more than 800,000 kilograms of red dates and more than 1.8 million kilograms of candied dates a year. Even with such large-scale processing The company still does not have its own trademark. "Although the candied dates we process are selling well in the market, without a trademark, it is difficult for the product to gain a foothold in the market and achieve long-term development, and it may be eliminated from the market at any time."
Han Donghua, director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Xingtang County, told reporters that at present, trademarks have become a very big constraint for Xingtang jujube.
Unified trademarks and unified operations
In order to break the bottleneck in the development of Xingtang jujube, Xingtang County Jujube Association, led by the Xingtang County Industrial and Commercial Bureau, formally applied to the National Trademark Office. "Xingtang Jujube" will be applied for geographical indication certification trademark.
Currently, all preparation materials have been prepared and reported to the National Trademark Office, and are waiting for approval.
It is understood that once the application for the geographical indication certification trademark of "Xingtang Dazao" is successful, the industrial and commercial department will start to establish a unified marketing model, with "Xingtang Dazao" as the trademark and "trademark + enterprise + "Farmer" is the production and operation model, and the current 20 production enterprises have been gathered together to form a fist force in the way of "holding together to keep warm" to introduce "Xingtang Jujube" to the market, build a brand, and enhance the popularity of Xingtang Jujube. .
At the same time, after the successful application of the geographical indication certification trademark, the economic added value and market share of Xingtang red dates and their processed products will also increase. According to preliminary estimates from the industrial and commercial department, by then, the annual income of local jujube farmers will increase by about 15% compared to now.
The specific requirements are not stated above. But I think it might be of some help to the original poster.