The short paper is structured as follows. It first delves into the recent case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union on the scope of GI protection – a scope which has been significantly widened. It then highlights the differences between the GI protection regimes adopted by the...

Jamaica now takes seriously the protection of geographical indications (GIs). In 2018 it modified its laws to provide stronger protection to GIs for all products (such a strong protection was before reserved to just wines and spirits). This allows GI owners in Jamaica to prevent others from not...