The EU is reforming its legal framework concerning geographical indications (GI) protection [...] In order to support greater GI protection on the internet, both proposals mandate the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to establish a “
domain name information and alert system”
According to the proposals, the domain name information and alert system is supposed to provide GI applicants with information about the availability of their GI as a domain name; and on an optional basis, alert GI applicants about registrations of domain names that are identical or similar to their GIs. The proposals also oblige
EU ccTLDs to provide EUIPO with
all relevant information and data in order to run the system.
