Fight over feta cheese reaches Chile and the Greek Embassy achieves that the food is declared of Hellenic origin

Published 2024년 7월 1일

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The article highlights a legal victory for Greece in Chile, where the Institute of Intellectual Property (Inapi) has refused a registration request for the name "Feta" by the Consortium for Common Food Names Holdings Inc. (CCFN), due to its conflict with the European Union's designation of origin for feta cheese since 2002. This decision was supported by the Association of the Greek Dairy Industries and the Embassy of Greece in Chile, arguing against the use of the name by CCFN, an organization representing farmers and food producers in the US, arguing that it could mislead consumers. This outcome underscores the efforts of Greece to protect the origin and name of its iconic cheese in various jurisdictions.

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Since the time of Aristotle, goat milk was used in the Hellenic peninsula to make a soft white cheese, feta. And although no one doubts its origin, the Greek State has been fighting for decades in different latitudes to defend the cradle of the famous food against various companies that use said name on their products. And the last of these battles took place in Chile. The Embassy of Greece in our country, through the sponsoring lawyer Ioannis Constantinidis, obtained a favorable ruling in the first instance issued by the Institute of Intellectual Property (Inapi) where the registration of the name “FETA”, whose designation of origin for cheeses, was rejected. has been associated with Greece since 2002. The company Consortium for Common Food Names Holdings Inc. tried to register the “Feta CCFN” brand in Chile, but they were opposed by the Association of the Greek Dairy Industries, represented by the Embassy of Greece in Chile. The CCFN firm - which operates in different countries ...

Source: Portaldelcampo