3 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2015/2053(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance ofat geographical indications (GIs) can under certain circumstances play an important role in the broader spectrum of intellectual property rights, and the key role played by IPR in EU trade policyrecalls that current intellectual property rights can serve the same purpose;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that it would be highly recommended for the European Union to adopt legislation on non-agricultural GIs, in order to increase the distinctiveness and fully exploit the potential of protectednon-agricultural products can be protected through other modes of intellectual property rights, such as copyright, trademarks and patents which can also increase the distinctiveness of the products;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that a coherent, simple and bureaucratically and economically non-burdensome EU-level system of GI protecgeographical indications for non-agricultural products would enable the EU to achieve similar protection for such European products outside the EU in the framework of intrisks introducing an outdated mode of protection in a more globalised economy, and do not take into account the value of the current prolifernational trade negotiatio of global value chains;