Download This PaperAustralian Laws and Regulations on Regional Branding on Food and Wine Labels: Part 1
(2019) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 29(2) 67-90
25 Pages Posted: 1 Feb 2020
Date Written: January 16, 2020
Abstract
This is the first of a two-part article series that analyses the current laws and regulations in Australia that regulate the usage of Australian regional names on food products to make origin claims. This article analyses the consumer protection laws under the Australian Consumer Law, the doctrine of passing off and extended passing off.
Note: This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the Australian Intellectual Property Journal and should be cited as Paula Zito, Australian Laws and Regulations on Regional Branding on Food and Wine Labels: Part 1, 2019, Vol. 29, AIPJ, 67.
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Keywords: Regional Branding, Regional Branding on Food, Food and Wine, Wine Labels
JEL Classification: K10
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