Posted on 05/23/2023 10:55:51 AM PDT by nickcarraway
New Zealand honey producers have lost their latest battle against Australian beekeepers to trademark the name manuka.
In a decision published on Monday (May 22), the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand ruled that the term manuka honey cannot be registered as a certification mark in New Zealand.
The certification mark was sought by New Zealand's Manuka Honey Appellation Society (MHAS). But the Australian Manuka Honey Association opposed the move, arguing that the word manuka honey is not sufficiently distinctive to be registered as a certification mark in New Zealand.
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Not like ‘Tupelo’ Homey...................
Manuka Chunk?
Chair of New Zealand’s Manuka Charitable Trust, Pita Tipene, said the decision was “disappointing in so many ways”.
“If anything, it has made us more determined to protect what is ours on behalf of all New Zealanders and consumers who value authenticity,” he said.
Simple ... call your stuff 'Original New Zealand Manuka Honey".
HELL itself will freeze over before Aussies try to use THAT name.
They lost to Australia in something other than cricket.
Where can I get some ANZAC Manuka Honey?
What baffles me is how they lost to Australia in a New Zealand court.
Or rugby. The population of Australia is 25 million, NZ is 5 million.
At Gallipolis?
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