The National Geographic Indicator is circular in shape, with the silhouette of the Great Wall and mountains in the foreground, and ears of rice symbolizing a good harvest. It adopts a transparent hollow design, with the earth as the base of longitude and latitude lines. The Chinese is "Geographical Indication of the People's Republic of China" and the English is "GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONOFP.R.CHINA". Both are in Chinese Song font, and "GI" is internationally used. The abbreviated name of "Geographical Indication" is in Chinese boldface.
On February 1, 2007, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China officially announced the special mark for geographical indication products. On October 16, 2019, the State Intellectual Property Office of China issued a special mark for geographical indications.
The geographical indications of the People's Republic of China are based on the earth with longitude and latitude lines, which reflects the beauty of geographical indications as a globally accepted intellectual property category and the promotion of Chinese products to "go global". Vision. With the Great Wall and the silhouette of mountains as the foreground, it takes into account the dual intentions of geography and humanity, and represents the excellent quality and reliability of China's geographical indications. Rice ears originate from China and are one of the most representative agricultural products in China, symbolizing a good harvest. The logo as a whole reflects the authority of the official logo and symbolizes the profound heritage of Chinese tradition.
Development History
On February 1, 2007, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China officially announced the special mark for geographical indication products. The special mark for geographical indication products launched this time includes elements such as "Trademark Office of the People's Republic of China and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce", "China Geographical Indication" and English GI (English abbreviation of geographical indication) in Chinese and English.
In September 2019, the China State Intellectual Property Office agreed with the Hainan Provincial Intellectual Property Office to carry out a pilot reform of the approval of the use of special signs for geographical indications protected products; on October 16 of the same year, the China State Intellectual Property Office issued a special The logo is an official logo, in accordance with relevant regulations such as trademark law and patent law.
The China State Intellectual Property Office has registered the special marks for geographical indications and included them in official mark protection. The original special marks for related geographical indication products will be abolished at the same time, and the transition period for the use of the original marks will be until December 31, 2020; In December, the State Intellectual Property Office of China decided to carry out pilot reform of the approval and approval of the use of special marks for products protected by geographical indications in 11 places including Beijing.