In Taiwan, a Geographical Indication (GI) may be registered as a
certification mark or a collective trademark to be protected under
Taiwan's Trademark Law.
In general, a GI certification mark is used to
certify the place of origin of the designated goods or the place
where the designated service is provided, suppose the certified
goods or service has a specific quality, reputation or other
identifiable characteristics owing to geographical factors. That
is, the claimed quality, reputation, or other characteristics need
be either related to the geographical features of that region,
being attributable to, for example, the soil, climate, wind, water
quality, elevation, humidity in that region, or related to a
manufacturing process, production method, or manufacturing
technique that is traditionally or uniquely employed in that
region. Generally speaking, GI certification marks typically apply
to agricultural products, food products, wines, spirits, and
handicrafts.
