News & Resources

December 1, 2022

As we close out a very successful 2022, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of CCFN and look ahead to what CCFN will need as we enter the second decade of our work. CCFN was founded in 2012 in response to emerging and increasing threats from overseas producers who sought […]

September 12, 2022

CCFN jumped at the opportunity to provide crucial education on common food names to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) attachés and other Washington, DC staff during the week of July 11th.

September 12, 2022

When the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply recently released a list of prior users able to use common food terms recognized as GIs under the Mercosur-European Union Free Trade Agreement, CCFN wasted no time raising serious concerns with the new list.

September 12, 2022

CCFN continues to pursue the registration of multiple trademark logos in several key markets around the world. These trademarks will be used to proactively establish the rights of common name users to retain generic cheese names and are to be used by members and other interested companies once approved in a market.

September 12, 2022

The protection of GIs in internet domain names is an emerging issue where CCFN is working to preserve the rights of common name users.

September 12, 2022

Latin America faces a growing set of common food name challenges, driven by the EU’s monopolization campaign executed through local trade agreements.