Stop your whining: Geographic indication application for “Prosecco” successfully opposed
On 22 November, the Australian Trade Marks Office handed down its decision in Winemakers’ Federation of Australia v European Commission [2013] ATMOGI 1 (22 November 2013) (“Winemakers”), rejecting an application by the European Commission to list “Prosecco” as a geographical indication (“GI”) of Italy. A GI is defined at section 6 Trade Marks Act 1995 read more…