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Cured Meat And Idaho Potatoes: A Comparative Analysis Of European And American Protection And Enforcement Of Geographic Indications Of Foodstuffs, Lilian V. Faulhaber

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Geographic indications, as defined by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS Agreement"), are "indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member or region or locality in that territory where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin."

While the general concept of protecting geographically-significant products from competition has existed for centuries, the protection provided to geographic indications varies significantly, both between countries and according to the product being protected.

Since the protection of foodstuffs in both Europe and America is a less …

Obesity And The Struggle Within Ourselves, Maxwell Gregg Bloche

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The author argues that we ought to treat our eating, exercise habits, and girth as personal matters, for the most part, but that law can and should make a contribution, as an ally of our longer-term will against our immediate cravings. Law can be our ally in this fashion without command-and-control intrusion into our private lives. Such intrusion is at odds with our core beliefs and unlikely to produce public health success. It is more likely to provoke popular backlash--one reason why some who stand to gain from our unhealthy dining choices try to cast government efforts to inform these …