The IPC-EUI Project Management Team would like to announce the "Go Live" of the GI e-Learning course for India available now to the general public.
The aim of this e-Learning course on GIs (geographical indications) is for Indian producers and other stakeholders to create and market GIs successfully. To do so, stakeholder assistance is necessary at various levels.
This e-Learning course is a tool to:
- aid sustainable socio-economic development;
- strengthen the global system;
- create a GI-friendly environment enabling productive EU trade negotiations;
- help find common ground between states likely to support this system.
This GI e-Learning course is a valuable asset for the general public given its potential as a tool for further education and GI commercialisation:
- It is aimed at GI stakeholders with the idea they set up a functional GI collective dimension, in order to succeed in accessing the GI market and integrating producers’ into the global trade system;
- It develops a marketing strategy that can be used by GI producer groups and communities to create an identity of which they can be proud and protected;
- It educates the public at large on:
- means and methods to enhance local development and export potential by acknowledging the importance of respecting and developing IPRs;
- the wide spectrum of IP, as the course covers GI interaction with other IPRs;
- It provides a comprehensive level available with free access;
- It encourages users to understand and navigate to exploit their product.
The content of the GI e-Learning is divided into 7 modules:
- Getting started
- Introduction to the concept of GIs
- Registration procedures
- Accessing markets
- GI quality control
- GI interaction with other IPRs
- Enforcement
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