Swaledale Cheese cancellation request: opportunity to object
How to object to Swaledale Cheese Company’s request to remove their cheese from the UK geographical indications scheme.
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Food, drink and agricultural products with a geographical connection or that are made using traditional methods can be registered and protected as intellectual property. This protection is called a geographical indication (GI).
GI protection guarantees a product’s characteristics or reputation, authenticity and origin. It protects the product name from misuse or imitation. It may only be used by producers who follow the rules protecting the GI. Read more about the protected food names scheme.
The Secretary of State may, at the request of the producers of a product marketed under a registered protected name, cancel the corresponding registration.
Cancellation details
The Swaledale Cheese Company has requested cancellation of the registration of Swaledale Cheese protected designation of origin (PDO) because they’ve moved production out of Swaledale. The Swaledale Cheese Company are the sole producers of Swaledale Cheese PDO.
Read the Swaledale Cheese cancellation request.
Notice period to object
As part of the cancellation process, you have the opportunity to object to the cancellation of Swaledale Cheese as a PDO if you have a legitimate interest.
The notice period to object:
- opens on Friday 25 February 2022
- closes on Wednesday 25 May 2022
Reason to object
You can object to the cancellation if you can show that your business relies on the registered name Swaledale Cheese.
How to object
You have 3 months from the date of this notice to send a signed and dated objection to the UK GI applications email address.
You must email your objection by 18 May 2022. If you miss the deadline, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will not consider your comments.
Enquiries
If you have any further questions, you can email the UK GI applications inbox.