“If we were unable to use common names, our business would be at an extreme, unfair advantage.”
– Dominique Delugeau, Sr. Vice President of Specialty Cheese and International Trade, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Why can Europeans sell their common name cheeses in Wisconsin if we can’t sell ours in the EU?
But that right is under threat. We oppose attempts to monopolize generic names, and seek to foster the adoption of an appropriate, international model for protecting both legitimate geographical indications (GIs) and generic food names.
“Our ultimate goal is to foster the adoption of model GI guidelines throughout the world, which we think is achievable and can be workable for specialty producers.”
– CCFN Executive Director Jaime Castaneda
In April, after a protracted, years-long battle to try to trademark the generic term “asiago”, and steady opposition efforts by CCFN, Italy’s asiago consortium (Consorzio Tutela Formaggio Asiago) abandoned its application for a U.S. trademark for exclusive use of the term “asiago” in the United States. After the consorzio filed its current application in 2012, […]Read More »
The Trump Administration should take measures to address the inequity in cheese sales opportunities between the United States and the European Union, especially given the EU’s anti-trade practice of abusing geographical indications (GI) policies to monopolize generic cheese names as a means to shut out competition in its home market, as well as around the […]Read More »
CCFN is watching carefully as the European Union (EU) considers approving a controversial Danish application for a geographical indication (GI) for “havarti” cheese. In late May the EU’s Product Quality Committee failed to reach a qualified majority in favor of approving the GI. However, the EU can now choose to act on its own regarding […]Read More »
The United States government in April rebuked the European Union for its abuses on geographical indications (GI) policies, describing the adverse impact on U.S. companies’ access to EU and other markets when the EU claims sole rights to use generic food names. In its annual Special 301 intellectual property report, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office […]Read More »
— Corporación Monteverde CR, S.A.The EC has been seeking to claw back the common names that we have been using for decades in Costa Rica and Central America by local farmers and immigrants.
The EU is aggressively working to restrict your ability to use common food names. Your support is critical to counter these actions.
“If we were unable to use common names, our business would be at an extreme, unfair advantage.” Read more
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