The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, adopted May 20, 2015, allows now the international registration of geographical indications in addition to appellations of origin through a single registration procedure with WIPO, and permits the accession to the Act by certain intergovernmental organizations, including the European Union and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). The European Union’s November 26, 2019, accession permitted the Geneva Act’s entry into force three months later – on February 26, 2020.
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