The Narrowing Transatlantic Divide : Geographical Indications in Canada’s Trade Agreements

This article evaluates the transatlantic differences over geographical indications (GIs). On the one hand, the EU pursues widespread protection of GIs as a key feature of its international and bilateral trade strategy. On the other hand, the US and Canada resist the EU's approach, opting for the status quo that views GIs as a part of the conventional trade mark law in their domestic law. Thisarticle argues that recent trade agreements have achieved a success that eluded parties holding differences along the transatlantic divide in international negotiations