Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - Promotion of agricultural products

Have you come up with a new invention or created a design, symbol, commercial name or image? Intellectual property rights protect these creations.

Examples:

• Trademarks
• Patents
• Geographical indications, such as Parma ham or Champagne, which are covered under EU quality schemes for agricultural products

Useful resources:

• Geographical indications registers

Intellectual Property (IP) Helpdesks

For advice on European cross-border activities, you can contact the European IP Helpdesk.

For advice on non-EU markets, select the relevant helpdesk for information for your region:

• Africa IP SME Helpdesk

• China IP SME Helpdesk

• India IP SME Helpdesk
• Latin America IP SME Helpdesk
• South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk