The protection of geographical indications for EU food products in Vietnam

Our partner Dr. Jörg-Michael Scheil has published an article on the topic of "The protection of geographical indications for EU food products in Vietnam“ in edition 5/2022 of the Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht (Journal of German food law).

In his article, Dr. Scheil analyses important new developments in the protection of geographical indications from the European Union in the Vietnamese market. The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 1 August 2021. 169 geographical indications from the EU thus enjoy direct legal protection in Vietnam according to the national regulations there. Furthermore, an amended version of the Law on Intellectual Property was adopted on 16 June 2022, which further develops and improves the national legal framework for the protection of geographical indications.