Don’t miss Tougane Loumeau’s article in this month’s AIPPI Newsletter: “Battle to protect Iconic French Laguiole knife takes a new twist, on the ground of Non-Agricultural Geographical Indications protection”!

 CA Aix-en-Provence, ch. 3 1, 11 juill. 2024, No. 22/06591 and No. 22/13284

As France marks the 10th anniversary of its legislation on Geographical Indications for Industrial and Artisanal Products (IGPIA), the iconic Laguiole knife from the eponymous village in Aveyron —the very product that inspired this legislation—remains at the center of a complex legal battle. A recent decision by the Court of Appeals in Aix-en-Provence is a significant turning point in a dispute which currently pits the cutlers of Laguiole and those from Thiers, located over 190 kilometers away. (…)

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