Look like Ras
Puddler’s popular again. On the heels of his declaration that the coming
decriminalization and subsequent legalization of Ganja makes it a product for
the “Big Man” as explained in my blog article entitled
“Ras
Puddler says Legalization of Marijuana benefits large Scale Growers - How
Teenagers can Learn to Extract THC for personal Use to make Chocolate Cookie,
Brownies and Sorrell Cake for Christmas” the GOJ (Government of Jamaica)
has taken one more step towards this becoming a reality via JIPO.
Jamaica and
Switzerland have entered into a BTA (Bilateral Trade Agreement) in a bid to
protect certain brand names and local place names i.e. Geographical Indicators of
products from misuse as explained in “Ganja
gets Gov’t protection”, published Tuesday, November 05, 2013 BY EILEEN
FERGUSON Observer writer, The Jamaica
Observer.
This historic document
was signed into effect at the 51st General Assembly of the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. As it’s covered under the WTO (World
Trade Organization) Agreement on TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights), it means that the Jamaica Protection of Geographical
Indications Act of 2004 is now enforceable in Switzerland via this BTA.
This BTA not
only just a fancy form of Copyright protection for Trademarks and Trade names
as explained in my blog article entitled
“JAMCOPY
and MOE Copyright Infringement – UWI License to Kill in a Clash of the Titans”
but
it Geographical Indicators, which the Jamaica Protection of Geographical
Indications Act of 2004 defines as, quote: “goods originating in the territory
of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality,
reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to
its geographical origin.”.
Put another way,
if the best Ackee are known as Jamaican Ackees or even some of our Finest Jerk Sauces,
Jamaica’s main product as explained in my blog article
entitled “Jamaica's
Basic Item Food Bill mostly from 1st World Countries - Buy Jamaican Build
Jamaica made from Imported Raw Materials in containers that says Made in
Jamaica”, they’re associated with a certain level of Quality, taste and
packaging from Jamaica and thus are protected under this BTA with Switzerland.
Put simply, the
following names are now protected from misuse in Switzerland:
1.
Blue Mountain Coffee
2.
Boston Jerk
3.
Bustamante Jaw Bone/ Backbone
4.
Cannabis Sativa’ (ganja)
5.
Castleton Clay
6.
Catherine’s Peak water
7.
Jamaica
8.
Jamaica Clay
9.
Jamaica Logwood Honey
10. Jamaica Rum
11. Jamaica Scotch Bonnet Pepper
12. Jamaican Allspice
13. Jamaican Bammy
14. Jamaican Bauxite
15. Jamaican Bissy
16. Jamaican Blue Mahoe
17. Jamaican Bun
18. Jamaican Cannabis Sativa
(For e.g. CANASOL and ASMASOL)
19. Jamaican Cedar
20. Jamaican Cocoa
21. Jamaican Easter Bun
22. Jamaican Ginger
23. Jamaican Gizzada
24. Jamaican High Mountain
Coffee
25. Jamaican Jackass Corn
26. Jamaican Jerk
27. Jamaican Lignum Vitae
28. Jamaican Limestone
29. Jamaican Ortanique
30. Jamaican Paradise Plum
31. Jamaican Patties
32. Jamaican Patties
33. Jamaican Pimento.
34. Jamaican Potato Pudding
35. Jamaican Red Pepper
36. Jamaican Roots wine
37. Jamaican Thatch (used to
make Brooms)
38. Lucea Yam
39. Manchester Peppermint
40. Middle Quarters Shrimps
41. St Andrew Thyme
42. St Elizabeth Bammy
43. St Elizabeth Escallion
44. St Elizabeth Hodges Clay
45. St Elizabeth Thyme
46. Trelawny Yellow Yam
47. Walkerswood Jerk
The JIPO (Jamaica Intellectual Property Office) and the Swiss Federal
Institute of Intellectual Property are the Watchdogs to ensure that neither
country breaches the terms of the BTA. Thus, expect more news of BTA's being
signed with other territories to protect everything that's uniquely Jamaica,
including Ganja.
Next stop: Ganja
Decriminalization by Christmas 2013 and Legalization by the start of the
Financial Year in March 2013!
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