Appellation of Origin and Geographical Indication: Comparative Legal Aspect

The article provides a comparative legal analysis of the concepts of appellation of origin and geographical indication. Often there is an identification of these concepts, in connection with which it seems necessary to correlate these designations and conduct their comparative characteristics in accordance with the norms of international agreements and the legislation of the Russian Federation. The norms of international agreements in the field of protection of the appellation of origin and geographical indication are analyzed. Examples from judicial practice are given. Examples of the appellation of origin of goods and geographical indication known in the Russian Federation are considered. As examples of the appellation of origin of goods, such goods as “Krasnodar tea”, “Vologda butter”, “Tula gingerbread”, “Astrakhan watermelons”, “Zhostovo”, “Khokhloma”, “Gzhel”, “Altai honey”, “Astrakhanskaya sturgeon caviar”. Well-known examples of geographical indications are cheese “Roquefort”, “Shuyskoye soap”.