264. The representative of Australia said that, considering the length of the meeting to that point and the number of remaining agenda items, he would not give the presentation he had intended to give on how Australia had implemented the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement on geographical indications. He had hoped it would have helped all Members understand how different Members were implementing their commitments. The principle of territoriality was an important one when it came to geographical indications and also how each individual Member implemented its obligations. He recalled that the United States had noted earlier in the meeting that the European Communities had 576 names that they protected within their territory. Australia had a register which he believed contained 97 Australian geographical indications but 4,500 European indications.
