Northern Foods Plc v Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Another: Admn 21 Dec 2005

The complainant said the department had been wrong to send on to Europe an appllication by the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association for a geographical designation for their products.
Held: The claimant objected that the areas intended to be designated were wider than the geographical area associated with the name Melton Mowbray. However a desgnation need not be strictly limited to such area. The request for a judicial review failed.

Judges:

Mr Justice Crane

Citations:

[2005] EWHC 2971 (Admin), Times 09-Jan-2006

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Intellectual Property, European

Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.236654