Judgment of the Spanish Supreme Court of 18 July 2019, on the evocation of the Designation of Origin “Queso Manchego”
The Supreme Court has made a broad interpretation of the concept of evocation of a Protected Designation of Origin (a case expressly prohibited by the Community Regulations that protect these figures of quality) in a pioneering judgment handed down on […]
Once again, Berenguer & Pomares obtains a transcendental Judgement in the field of the PDOs and PGIs
On May 2, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a very relevant Judgment in the field of designations of origin and geographical indications as a result of preliminary questions submitted by the Spanish Supreme Court. Berenguer […]
Where the Designation of Origin is in the ingredient, the flavour is what really matters.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (hereafter, CJEU), in the Judgement of 20 December 2017, C-393/16, has responded to several very interesting questions about the use of a PDO in products which are not products protected under said […]
Berenguer & Pomares achieves a significant victory in the European Justice for the interests of the PDO “Torta del Casar”
The General Court of the EU has issued a Judgement which upholds the application filed by Berenguer & Pomares and overturns the resolution ruled by the Board of Appeal of the EUIPO granting the registration of the EU trade […]
oriGIN biannual meeting in Treviso
From the 17 to the 19 of October 2017, the oriGIn (www.origin-gi.com) biannual meeting took place in Treviso (Italy), which was organised in cooperation with the Consorzio de Tutela della Denominazione d´Orige Controllata Prosecco. In the General Assembly […]
The General Council of the Judiciary reports the Judgement of the Provincial Court of Pontevedra upholding that references to Galicia applied to canned mussels not certified as PDO “Mejillón de Galicia” constitute an infringement of said PDO
In the frame of the judicial procedure triggered by the Regulatory Council of the PDO “Mejillón de Galicia” – represented by Berenguer Y Pomares abogados -, the judgement of the Provincial Court of Pontevedra of […]
“Café de Colombia” vs “Colombiano Coffee House” and “Colombiano House”
The General Court confirms that the protection of PDO/PGI against registration of conflicting trademarks goes beyond products of the same type.
Subsequent to the recent Decision issued by the OHIM’s Opposition Division, dated February 2, 2015, that […]
Refusal of the Community Trade Mark “COLOMBUENO” covering services for providing food and drink following the opposition of the PGI “Café de Colombia”
The OHIM’s Opposition Division has refused the registration of the Community Trade Mark application “COLOMBUENO” covering ‘services for providing food and drink’ in class 43 due to the conflict with the PGI “Café de Colombia”, as it […]
Advice to register the Cambodian “Pimienta de Kampot” as Geographical Indication in Europe
In the frame of the European Union (EU) – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Project on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (ECAP III), our partner Aitor Pomares has been hired as a GI […]
The Republic of Guatemala gets the GI of its rum in the EU
On February 4th, 2014, the registration of the Geographical Indication “Ron de Guatemala” has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
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