« Burberry Awarded $4 Million in Statutory Damages | Main | Seemingly Impossible Motion to Dismiss Re Genericness Allegation Against Registered Mark »

It's Certainly Not Contaminated By Cheese

Wall Street Journal article: English Village Tries to Milk a Connection to Its Cheesy Past:

STILTON, England -- This small hamlet shares its name with a famous curd. But under European Union law, it's illegal to make Stilton cheese in Stilton.

The bar on producing Stilton cheese here is a curious consequence of EU efforts to protect revered local foods by limiting the geographical area where they can be made.



Discussion of Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch
.