Rights For Sausages; Human Rights For Dummies; Apologies

1 Cumberland sausage makers mobilise for action

has learned from The News & Star that makers of the Cumberland sausage (right) inwards Cumbria get got formed an association inwards their acquire by to protect the reputation of traditional Cumberland sausage. After a coming together inwards Penrith final week, the Cumberland sausage producers’ association was formed, amongst Austen Davies of Border County Foods every bit chairman.

The Association volition get got forrard a bid to the European Commission for protected geographical indication (PGI) status. H5N1 draft specification has been drawn upwardly too the Association is at i time putting together a detailed history of the spicy sausage. It is believed that the PGI volition last for the term TRADITIONAL CUMBERLAND SAUSAGE, to distinguish it from the diverse rogue sausages too other life forms (left) that masquerade every bit Cumberland sausages but are not.

Merpel is feeling a chip dyslexic: this is a example of a PGI for a PIG ...

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2 Translation watch

is getting quite impatient close the absence of an English-language translation of the French text of Anheuser-Busch v Portugal, the European Court of Human Rights decision of eleven Oct on the applicability of the offset Article of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (respecting rights of property) to merchandise marks.

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3 Apologies to our e-mail subscribers

has had a employment amongst his e-mail circulars which he is striving to resolve.

He hopes that the solution volition presently last inside sight. Please last patient ...