(1) The concept of geographical indications

Geographical indications include source marks and names of origin. The source mark refers to an explanatory mark indicating that a product comes from a certain country, region or place. It usually consists of a name, a mark or a symbol. For example, "Made in Shanghai" is the source mark of the product; the name of origin refers to a The geographical name of a country, region or place used to indicate that a product originates from that place and its quality or characteristics depend entirely or mainly on the geographical environment of the place, including natural and man-made factors.

Article 2 of the "Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indication Products" adopted by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of my country in 2005 stipulates that geographical indication products refer to quality, reputation or other characteristic essences produced in a specific region. Depending on the natural factors and human factors of the place of origin, products named with geographical names have been reviewed and approved. Geographical indication products include: 1) products grown and farmed in the region; 2) products whose raw materials come entirely from the region or partially from other regions, and are produced and processed in the region according to specific techniques.

(2) Basic characteristics of geographical indications

1) A geographical indication is an indicative mark that marks a specific region, region or place. It indicates the origin of a certain commodity or service, including not only a country, such as "Chinese Silk", "Made in China", etc., but also provinces, cities, counties, townships, towns, and villages, such as Xiaogan Sesame Sugar, West Lake Longjing , Yantai apples, etc.;

2) The value of a geographical indication lies in its association with the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the product. The economic significance of a geographical indication is that it points to a certain product, that is, the geographical indication embodies the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of one or more goods;

3) The geographical indication is attached to a specific geographical area natural factors or human factors. Geographic areas that do not have such specific natural or human factors shall not use the same geographical indication unless there are special circumstances. (Reprinted from Hualv.com)