b) States effects or properties that the product does not have, or that cannot be demonstrated.
Under these regulations, packaged food labels that contain the word ‘fresh’ cannot be authorised if the products that they are attached to contain artificial preservatives. The fact that a trademark is granted has no bearing and authorisations are rejected.
Juan Lapenne is a partner at Fox and Lapenne. He can be contacted at: jlapenne@fox.com.uy
Juan Lapenne practises IP, litigation, trademark and patent dispute resolution, and trade and corporate Law. He is a member of the Uruguayan Association of Industrial Property Agents, ASIPI and INTA.