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In 2003 the European Union is seeking to restrict the use of region names as trademarks for speciality food and drink to manufacturers from the region. Extending these restrictions outside Europe is controversial because regional names that are trademarks within Europe are often considered generic in other countries. It is made even more difficult where regional names have been trademarked outside Europe, such as Parma ham, which is trademarked in Canada by a Canadian manufacturer, preventing the manufacturers from Parma from using their own name. Products affected include Champagne, Bordeaux and many other wine names, Roquefort, Parmesan and Feta cheese, Scotch whisky and Parma ham. In the 1990s the Parma consortium successfully sued the Asda supermarket chain to prevent it using the trademark Parma on ham not produced and packed in Parma. See Protected Designation of Origin.

Floo ini emang topik yg menarik. kayaknya hal ini pernah muncul jg kasus yg mirip sekitar tn 2002an..di US..dimana pengimpor Catfish melarang penggunaan nama 'catfish' utk catfish yg tdk diproduksi dr daerah tertentu, krn mereka telah mematenkan nama Catfish sbg suatu brand. lah namanya catfish kan dimana2 ya catfish.

itu kan sama dgn melarang penggunaan nama ROKOK krn ada produsen rokok yg punya merk bernama ROKOK.

kalau hal yg spt ini..hukum perdagangan internasionalnya gimana sih? anybody can explain?