Synnøve Finden appeals to the Court of Appeal – NRK

Two weeks ago gave Follo District Court Tine upheld a requirement to refuse Synnøve Finden sell cheese under the inscription “a jarlsberg-type”.

Valentine complained Synnøve Finden before the Court with requirements for a temporary injunction to halt the sale and marketing of cheese Kongsgård with the designation “a jarlsberg type.”

the case was appealed to Follo District Court, but also here Synnøve Finden now lost.

Costs

Thus, prohibited the marketing and distributing cheese products under the designation “jarlsberg-type ‘or equivalent, and are also required to revoke any and all products are marked with the designation, according to ruling from Follo District Court, which was published Friday.

Synnøve Finden must also pay 820,826 kroner in legal costs during the two weeks of the competitive dairy producer.

Synnøve Finden will appeal

– Tine is pleased that the court is clear that trademarks should be stronger, says communications manager in Tine, Sindre Ånonsen, NRK, and commenting further:

pLEASED: Head of Communication in Tine, Sindre Ånonsen, say they are happy Follo District Court’s ruling.

Photo: Press Photo, Valentine

– Otherwise there so we want all new products welcome in the cheese counter, and that’s not what this case has acted about. We are concerned that there should be competition on the right terms.

For NRK says Magnus Tollefsen, who Category Director for cheese in Synnøve Finden, that they will appeal this ruling to the Court of Appeal and it seems a pity that Follo District Court arrived at this ruling.

– Jarlsberg type cheese has been around since the 1800s, long before Valentine was established, and we believe that it is wrong they shall have the exclusive right to a cheese thus not give the competitor the best and easiest description of their products, he said.

found usladdet cheese

the day after the ruling two weeks ago, Aftenposten that Synnøve Finden was about to stick the label “censored” over the forbidden inscription of 100,000 cheese packages.

the day after the ruling two weeks ago, reported Aftenposten that Synnøve Finden was about to sticker tag “censored” over the forbidden inscription of 100,000 cheese packages.

Tines own people conducted after sampling stores in the Oslo region and multiple locations fan the cheese branded Kongsgård where the packaging was not censored, has Nationen reported.

This was reported to the district court. “On several outlets was cheese available in the disputed package, which implies a clear violation of the order,” wrote Valentine in a letter to Follo District Court.

Synnøve Finden Category Director Magnus Tollefsen answered as follows:

– Tine made us aware of two shops where it is not labeled correctly. The cheese is taken away from the two stores.