Recently, the Handan Newspaper Rong media reporter learned from the Handan Municipal Market Supervision Bureau that in recent years, the city has vigorously promoted the cultivation of geographical indication brands, and in 2020, the city will add 8 new national geographical indication certification trademarks.
In the promotion work, widely publicize the support policies and great significance of the recognition of geographical indication certification trademarks, guide the establishment of brand development awareness, strengthen classification guidance, implement key cultivation, carry out "one-to-one" precise assistance for the products of the declared enterprises, effectively solve the difficulties and problems in the process of registering geographical indication certification trademarks, and strive to create a number of product brands with regional characteristics. In 2020, 8 products, including Handan powder skin (Yongnian District), Weixian duck pear (2), Xinzhai watermelon (Feixiang District), Qiuxian silk cottonwood, Qiuxian mutton, Cixian sweet potato, Zhang Tieji yam (Daming County), and Guantao wormwood, were successfully registered as geographical indication certification trademarks in the State Intellectual Property Office.
Up to now, the city's national geographical indication certification trademarks have reached 25, namely: Weixian duck pear (1), Weixian duck pear (2), Jize pepper (1), Jize pepper (2), Xiangxian peppercorns, Xiangxian walnuts, Xiangxian Chaihu, Xiangxian Forsythia, Guantao triticale, Guantao cucumber, Guantao wormwood, Wu'an millet, Wu'an goat, Feixiang shallots, Feixiang rose fragrant grapes, Xinzhai watermelon (Feixiang District), Cheng'an cotton, Pengcheng Cizhou kiln, Cixian white lotus root, Handan pink skin (Yongnian District), Qiuxian silk cottonwood, Qiuxian sweet potato, Qiu County lamb, Ci County sweet potato, Zhang Tie ji yam (Daming County).
It is reported that a national geographical indication trademark is a sign indicating that a certain product originates from a certain region, and the specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods are mainly determined by the natural or human factors of the region. Applying for a geographical indication certification mark is currently a common practice in the international protection of characteristic products. By applying for a geographical indication certification trademark, it is possible to rationally and fully utilize and preserve natural resources, human resources and geographical heritage, and effectively protect high-quality characteristic products and promote the development of characteristic industries.
Handan Bao Rong media reporter Zhou Cong correspondent Zhao Chunhui