As possíveis repercussões diante da proteção jurídica das indicações geográficas no estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

The following article, based on the qualitative method, has as its general objective the identification of the legal system that oversees the Institute of Geographical Indications (GI), a species that derive from the area of Intellectual Property and refers to the distinctive signs of trade that point to products and services due to their geographical origin, regions whose natural or cultural particularities are essential for the quality of the product or service endowed with distinctiveness. Thus, from a regional perspective, as a specific objective, taking as object the cases of Indication of Origin and Denomination of Origin registered in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, for an analysis of the possible cultural and socioeconomic repercussions generated for the protection of products and/or services in the North-Rio Grande scenario, especially in the cities of Mossoró/RN and Caicó/RN, locations where cataloged products and services can be found. As a result of the research, it was noted that geographical indications, in the State of RN, are still under development, have not reached their full potential, about the production of effects beyond the legal ones. From this perspective, a joint effort is needed, from public and private bodies, in addition to producers and society, to strengthen the institute and promote such repercussions, whether in the economic, social, or cultural arena.