[Wikipedia-l] larousse.wikipedia.org?

[Andre Engels]

On Wed, 21 May 2003, Sean Barrett wrote:

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> Alex R. wrote:
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> | wasn't Larousse the man the founder of Larousse the company? This is
> | the whole point of a trademark, you can't call Spanish sparkling wine
> | champagne as champagne is a trademark identified with the production
> | of sparking wine in a particular French region.
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> | Alex756
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> On the other hand, sparkling wine from California ''is'' called
> champagne. Trademarks, especially in the international arena, are seldom
> absolute.

It's a bad example anyway, because 'Champagne' is not a trademark. A trademark
is owned by a single company (although it might allow others to use it).
"Champagne" is a _product name_ (and the European Union has specified that
only when it is created in a certain region, the product name may be used).

Andre Engels