Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 18, 2021 2:56:23 GMT 12
UK RULING 'INSULTING TO MĀORI AND OUR CULTURE', SAYS TRUST
A group of New Zealand honey producers working to trademark the term mānuka honey say they are considering their options, after the United Kingdom rejected their application.
With funding help from the government, it is working to trademark the word mānuka in international markets, so that only honey from New Zealand can be called mānuka.
Trust chair Pita Tipene said this was an indigenous rights issue and was out of step with existing indigenous intellectual property frameworks......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/458117/manuka-honey-trademark-bid-uk-ruling-insulting-to-maori-and-our-culture-says-trust
A group of New Zealand honey producers working to trademark the term mānuka honey say they are considering their options, after the United Kingdom rejected their application.
With funding help from the government, it is working to trademark the word mānuka in international markets, so that only honey from New Zealand can be called mānuka.
Trust chair Pita Tipene said this was an indigenous rights issue and was out of step with existing indigenous intellectual property frameworks......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/458117/manuka-honey-trademark-bid-uk-ruling-insulting-to-maori-and-our-culture-says-trust