Trade Marks and Geographical Indications - Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus Named Halloumi v Fontana Food Ab
Author J.P.Lon-Commonswiki Public Domain Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Tom Mitcheson KC) Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus Named Halloumi v Fontana Food Ab [2024] EWHC 2311 (Ch) (9 Sept 2024) In Geographical Indications , I wrote that signs that are used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin may be protected by collective and certification marks . An example of a collective mark is HALLOUMI which was registered by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi ("the Foundation") with effect from 22 Feb 1999 under trade mark number UK901082965 . The Foundation is an association of producers dedicated to the promotion of halloumi which is the traditional cheese of Cyprus. The Application Fontana Food AB ("Fontana") is a Swedish c...