Is Nizip Zeytinyağı a registered geographical indication?
Yes. Nizip Zeytinyağı is registered with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office under No. 158 as a geographical indication.
Which region does Nizip Zeytinyağı belong to?
According to the registration, Nizip Zeytinyağı belongs to Gaziantep.
What does "geographical indication" mean?
Mark of origin: the dish's reputation and method are tied to this region, though it may be produced elsewhere.
Nizip Zeytinyağı was registered as a mark of origin with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office on 4 June 2012 (registration No. 158) by Nizip Ticaret Odası. The register files it under "Tereyağı dâhil katı ve sıvı yağlar". It is one of 29 geographical indications for other tied to Gaziantep in this atlas.
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION · TURKISH PATENT REGISTRY
No. 158
Status
Registered
Registered on
4 June 2012
Applied on
17 August 2009
Registrant
Nizip Ticaret Odası
File number
C2009/019
Product group
Tereyağı dâhil katı ve sıvı yağlar
geographical indication
Mark of origin: the dish's reputation and method are tied to this region, though it may be produced elsewhere.