Intellectual Property Magazine
Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena v Balema GmbH
Court of Justice of the European Union, 4 December 2019
Christian Böhler, Roland Berger
In its judgment of 4 December 2019, the Court of Justice ofthe European Union (CJEU) ruled that the protection of the name
“AcetoBalsamico di Modena”, which has been registered as a geographical indicationsince 2009, only applies to the name as
a whole and does not extend to the useof the terms “aceto” and “balsamico” as individual components of that name.