New Zealand loses mānuka honey trademark case as IPO rules in favor of Australian producers
date:May 24, 2023
escriptive term
The intellectual property authority found the term mānuka to be simply descriptive and not to have any distinctiveness to qualify as a trademark.

We are delighted with the judgment handed down by the IPO, which confirms what we have been saying since New Zealand producers began this legal process nearly eight years ago our product has a long history of being recognized as Manuka honey, it is produced like the New Zealand product is and it also offers the sought-after antimicr

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