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"Yogurt" debate between Georgia and Armenia

Published Feb 12, 2022

Tridge summary

Armenia's effort to export its 'Matsun' yogurt to Russia via Georgia has hit a roadblock due to Georgia's 2012 patent on the similar name 'Matsoni'. This has led to a ban on Armenian yogurt being transited through Georgia to Russia, sparking debates about the origin of the names and who produced the yogurt first. Despite negotiations with the EU and Georgia, the ban remains, and other Armenian products have also been banned from Georgia due to similar names, indicating ongoing discussions and negotiations to address the geographical indication use and intellectual property rights issues.
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Armenia's attempt to send "Matsun" yogurt, which is similar to the name of Georgia's patented "Matsoni" yogurt, to Russia via Georgia, received wide coverage in the press of the two countries, and was among the most discussed topics on social networking platforms. Since the names of the products produced as "Matsun" in Armenia and "Matsoni" in Georgia and meaning "yogurt" in the languages of the two countries are very similar, Armenian yogurt is not allowed to transit to the Russian market via Georgia. Georgia had banned the transit of a truck loaded with a product called Matsun, produced in Armenia, to Russia in 2021, since Matsoni had patented it in 2012 as an intellectual property product. Georgian and Armenian officials state that the reason for the ban is that the label names of yogurt produced in Georgia and Armenia are very similar. The news about Matsun and Matsoni in the press caused similar discussions in the two countries about who produced the yogurt first, who the ...
Source: Sondakika
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