How to Make Benefit-Sharing Possible: The Absence of a Disclosure of Origin System Under the BBNJ Agreement and the Way Forward

ORIGINAL RESEARCH article Front. Mar. Sci. Sec. Marine Affairs and Policy Abstract The entry into force of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement marks the institutionalization of benefit-sharing for marine genetic resources from the high seas. However, the Agreement fails to establish an obligation to disclose the origin of such resources, constituting a fundamental […]

How to apply for a geographical indication for craft and industrial products

Non-EU producers:   Apply directly to EUIPO.  Step 3 – Include required documents  Your application must include  the product specification a single document summarising the product specification supporting documents (e.g. applicant contact details)  Step 4 – Follow the two-phase procedure  National phase   The national competent authority checks the application. If it passes the initial review, […]

How to spend €14.1B windfall from Apple – POLITICO

And finally in 2021, as the administration of Joe Biden and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development jointly pushed to force low-tax jurisdictions such as Ireland to raise their rates closer to international norms in the mid-20s, the Irish held out until they won a commitment to cap that increase at 15 percent. That […]