Names and signs that a product has more privileged features than other products or that are identified with a locality, area, and country by a reputation or other feature are called geographical signs. For example;

  • Kebab of Adana,
  • Afyon Sucuğu,
  • Akcaabat meatballs,
  • Eskişehir Çiböreği

Processes of any product, carpet, rug, fruit, stone, metal, various materials of a region may be different from those produced in other regions. A carpet, kilim, fabric, tile etc. produced in one region. a product may have gained a reputation. The use of that name in these products is perceived by consumers as having a certain quality of that product and can be found reliable. Consumers may prefer products sold in the name of the region to other products of the same quality with a certain confidence in the name of the region.

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WHAT ARE THE GEOGRAPHICAL SIGNAL?

In short, the geographical sign; “is a sign that identifies and indicates a product identified with a locality, area, region, or country with a particular qualification, reputation and other characteristics”.

Processes of any product, carpet, rug, fruit, stone, metal, various materials of a region may be different from those produced in other regions. A carpet, kilim, fabric, tile etc. produced in one region. a product may have gained a reputation. The use of that name in these products is perceived by consumers as having a certain quality of that product and can be found reliable. Consumers may prefer products sold in the name of the region to other products of the same quality with a certain confidence in the name of the region.

Geographical Signs are divided into two groups as origin and center marks

ORIGINAL SIGNAL
Origin mark; a region, area, region with geographical boundaries; the production, processing and other processes arising out of the territory, area, region-specific nature and human factor identified with this locality, area or region by a specific characteristic, reputation or other characteristics originating in the country in very special circumstances product.

The name of origin must be produced in the place defined by the whole product in the name of origin.

Example: Circassian Peyniri, Van Oat Cheese, Anzer Balı. These products are not produced outside the geographical region they belong to. Because the product can win its qualifications only if it is produced in the region where it belongs.

The name of a locality, area or region originating from a product shall be the “name of origin” if the following conditions are met:

It is a product originating from a country, area, region, or country in very specific geographical boundaries;
All qualities or characteristics are products originating from nature and human characteristics specific to this locality, area or area;
If the production, processing and other processing is a product made entirely within the boundaries of this region, area or region
Geographical or non-geographical names that are traditionally used to identify a product that meets these conditions and that originate from a specific locality, area, or area may also be used as origin names.