Understanding the relationship between diffusion of geographical indications (GIs) and innovation in agri-food sector represents a relevant research area not yet properly addressed by current literature. Our contribution aims to fill this gap investigating extent which GIs across EU regions affects technological innovation. We investigate issue through Neo-Schumpeterian 'distance-to-the-frontie...

One of the most hotly contested legal debates in international intellectual property law today concerns geographical indications (GIs) and appellations of origin (AOOs), referred to herein using the umbrella term “indication of origin” (IO). Central to the debate are two different systems for IOs—the sui generis system of AOOs and the like promoted by IO advocates like the EU (generally civil l...