. Geographical indication refers to a mark that proves that a product originates from a certain member country or a certain region or a certain place within the region. A geographical indication is an indication of the origin of a particular product where certain specific qualities, reputation or other characteristics of the product are intrinsically attributable to that geographical origin. It can be the name of a country, the name of an administrative division and the name of a region or region that will not cause misunderstanding. If a geographical indication is registered as a certification mark, a natural person, legal person or other organization whose goods meet the conditions for the use of the geographical indication may request the use of the certification mark, and the organization that controls the certification mark shall allow it.

The basic characteristics of geographical indication certification trademarks are:

1. Indicates the true source of the goods or services (i.e. the geographical location of the origin);

2. The goods or services have unique quality, reputation or other characteristics;

3. This quality or characteristic is essentially attributable to its particular geographical origin.

From the above definition, it is not difficult to see that the geographical indications that the TRIPS Agreement requires member states to protect are actually more special geographical indications, which are closer to the names of origins.