Chile recognizes the designation of origin of Gorgonzola cheese as 100% Italian

Published 2023년 9월 1일

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Chile has officially recognized Gorgonzola cheese as 100% Italian after a four-year processing period. The decision was celebrated at a ceremony held by the Italian Embassy in Chile, where the National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) delivered the official title. The process was extended due to opposition from the U.S. Diary Export Council, which claimed the name Gorgonzola was a generic indication for a type of blue cheese, but this argument was dismissed.

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Santiago, September 1, 2023.— After more than four years of processing, Chile recognizes the designation of origin of Gorgonzola cheese as 100% Italian. To celebrate the milestone, the Italian Embassy in Chile and the Villaseca Abogados firm, representative in our country of the “Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola”, held a ceremony where the director of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI), Loreto Bresky , delivered the official title that recognizes the distinctive sign. In the instance, the lawyer who led the case, an associate of Villaseca Abogados, Francisco Valverde released details of the case that began in 2018 when the “Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola”, the group that brings together Italian producers of this cheese, request the denomination of origin in our country. The process was extended after the organization of American dairy producers U.S. Diary Export Council opposed the Italian group's request, alleging that the name ...

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