A ruling in a lawsuit seeking the cancellation of the national geographical indication (GI) registration over the geographical indication (GI) protection system, which registers and protects the names of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and processed products that make use of integrated production methods and regional characteristics as intellectual property. On the 28th, it was at the Tokyo District Court.
Scotch Whisky as certification trademark The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has successfully registered ‘Scotch Whisky’ as a certification trademark in the US – the industry’s largest global market, worth almost £800m ($982m) a year.
Word Mark SCOTCH WHISKY Goods and Services G & S: Whisky produced in Scotland according to specific standards. FIRST USE: 18950100. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 18950100 Standard Characters Claimed Serial Number 90108702 Filing Date August 12, 2020 Current Basis 1A Registration Number 6763223 Registration Date June 21, 2022 Owner (REGISTRANT) The Scotch Whisky Association Private company limited by guarantee without share capital UNITED KINGDOM Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square Edinburgh UNITED KINGDOM EH39GL Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE “WHISKY” APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN Type of Mark CERTIFICATION MARK Register PRINCIPAL Other Data The certification mark, as used or intended to be used by persons authorized by the certifier, certifies or is intended to certify that the goods/services provided originate in Scotland and have met the Standards as set forth in The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 and The Scotch Whisky technical file.