Geographical indications (GIs) were also a big factor in the EU’s growing export performance. But the globalisation of the EU’s approach also triggered two unplanned and unintended developments, writes a former top EU trade negotiator John Clarke in Euractiv

In just a decade, geographical Indications (GIs) have passed from being a largely European niche – a Eurobsession, some say – to a globally recognised and appreciated form of intellectual property right, writes a former top EU trade negotiator John Clarke in Euractiv