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> For context, Sriracha is a name of a district in Thailand. As it is classified as geographical name, it cannot be registered as a trademark on its own in both
by sofixa 4y ago
> For context, Sriracha is a name of a district in Thailand. As it is classified as geographical name, it cannot be registered as a trademark on its own in both Thailand and USA
Weird. Literally hundreds of food items across the EU are trademarked by their origin. Brie de Meaux can only come from Meaux with cow milk from Meaux-inhabiting calls. Same goes for Coulommiers ( a type of cheese that has to come from the village of Coulommiers), Parmigianino Regiano, Gouda, Edam, Gruyère, Gorgonzola, etc. etc. etc.
- walthamstow 4y agoI would not expect that any of them are trademarked either, which is what the parent post is referring to. IGP and DOP are not copyright/trademarks, as far as I understand anyway; they are EU food origin laws which don't apply elsewhere.
- martopix 4y agoThose are not trademarked. Anyone can make them as long as they follow the rules (including origin).
- kayxspre 4y agoAt least that's what Thailand's IP Authority explained to the public. Many Thai people are outraged of what they saw as a "ripoff" of sauce (purportedly) made in Sriracha, but marketed by foreign companies. The authority did suggest a geographical indicator (GI) as a way to market it as genuinely coming from Sriracha, but AFAIK, there hasn't been a proof about the distinctive property of sauce from Sriracha, so it hasn't yet been recognized as a GI.