News & Resources

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.

September 12, 2022

The European Commission published a proposal to revise geographical indications (GIs) legislation that provides producer groups with the opportunity to voluntarily include sustainability criteria going beyond the requirements for GI product specifications under EU law.

September 12, 2022

CCFN continues in its work steering the International Trademark Association (INTA), the world’s leading voice on trademark topics.

April 27, 2022

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today welcomed the U.S. Trade Representative’s prioritization in this year’s Special 301 Report of the importance of preserving U.S. food and beverage producers’ market access rights in the face of persistent efforts by the European Union (EU) to misuse geographical indications (GIs) and create non-tariff barriers to trade in markets around the world.

January 7, 2022

A judicial ruling has determined that “gruyere” is a generic style of cheese that can come from anywhere. The decision reaffirms that all cheesemakers, not just those in France or Switzerland, can continue to create and market cheese under this common name.