U.S. Ag Secretary Perdue says geographic indicators remain a
concern among members of the European Union.
Perdue visited EU countries last week and communicated that the U.S. was largely settled by European immigrants.
“Who came and used the same language that they used in Europe over these products from where they were. And we feel like they are generic in scope and have no basis in trademarks or those kinds of things.”
The EU is seeking to better protect geographic indicators as
it negotiates free trade agreements.
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