The court said a manchego cheese product featuring the famous literary character may be unlawful.
The European Courts of Justice has ruled on a Spanish cheese dispute involving labels featuring the literary character Don Quixote de La Mancha.But a manchego cheese producer in a different region allegedly used illustrations on its labels depicting Don Quixote, his bony horse and countryside with windmills.
The cheese derives from central Spain's La Mancha to the south of Madrid, where the 17th century novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes is set. None of the products are covered by the protected designation of origin for the popular cheese known as manchego, and the Queso Manchego Foundation argued that the company was evoking that status improperly.The Luxembourg-based court issued its opinion on the case, ruling on Thursday that such images may trigger associations with the protected product in a shopper's mind.It told Spain's Supreme Court, which is hearing the case, that the images might be unlawful.
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