Lisbon Agreement

Lisbon Agreement

The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, adopted in 1958, and its more recent revision, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (2015), together form the Lisbon System. 

This system, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), provides an international framework for the protection of specific types of intellectual property related to the geographical origin of products.

The core principle behind the Lisbon System is the recognition that certain products possess qualities or characteristics that are intrinsically linked to their geographical place of origin. This link is often due to natural factors (e.g., soil, climate) and/or human factors (e.g., traditional know-how, production methods).

The original Lisbon Agreement focused specifically on "appellations of origin." The Geneva Act (2015) significantly broadened the scope to include "geographical indications" alongside appellations of origin.

 Contracting Parties: 

 African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) - Albania - Algeria - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Burkina Faso - Cabo Verde - Cambodia - Congo - Costa Rica - Côte d'Ivoire - Cuba - Czech Republic - Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Djibouti - Dominican Republic - European Union (EU) - France - Gabon - Georgia - Ghana - Greece - Haiti - Hungary - Iran - Israel - Italy - Lao People's Democratic Republic - Mexico - Montenegro - Morocco - Nicaragua - North Macedonia - Oman - Peru - Portugal - Republic of Moldova - Romania - Russian Federation - Samoa - Sao Tome and Principe - Senegal - Serbia - Slovakia - Spain - Switzerland - Togo - Tunisia - Türkiye.