Conditions of protection for a PDO: clarification from the CJEU The CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) issued an important decision on the conditions for protection of a PDO (protected designation of origin) on September 9, 2021. The Spanish Supreme Court had referred 4 questions to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling on the Champagne PDO in 2016. This ruling recognizes the possibility of an infringement by evocation caused by signs used on non-comparable products. The CJEU answers in three steps. Conditions of protection of a PDO for services related to the distribution of the product The scope […]