Late last year ,authorities in Jamaica updated the geographical indicator designation for Jamaican rum, barring products that are aged overseas from receiving the label. Now, National Rums of Jamaica — which owns two of the country’s six distilleries — is challenging that regulation. The World’s Carolyn Beeler spoke with intellectual property expert Enrico Bonadio at City University of London about the benefits of geographical indicators like the ones up for debate, and the role of rum in Jamaican history and culture.