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In September 2017, Russia put into force documents indicating that "Adyghe cheese" can only be produced in the territory of Adygea. As a result, production in Russia of this product fell by 15% and the vacant slot was occupied by plants from Kazakhstan and Byelorussia, Kommersant reported.
The conflict between Adyghe cheese producers and their colleagues from other regions arose in 2016, when the name "Adyghe cheese" was set by Rospatent as the name of the place of origin of the products. In September 2017, the decision of the Court of Intellectual Property entered into force, confirming the exclusive right of companies located on the territory of Adygea (the Republican Union of Cheese Producers brings together seven dairies) to the denomination "Adyghe cheese". The court agreed with the Adygei cheese makers that the product, developed from the national cuisine of the Adygs, had unique properties due to the quality of the milk (cattle grazing in the foothills of the Caucasus) and special working methods. and the skills of business employees. Producers in other regions tried in vain to appeal the ban on the use of the name in the Supreme Court.
After that, the production of "Adyghe cheese" in companies outside the republic was halted, resulting, according to AC Nielsen, the segment of "Adyghe cheese" in 2017 decreased by 15.2% (the "Adyghe cheese" "represents about 10% of the Russian soft cheese market). According to the forecasts of foreign cheese producers, the price of the product will increase and the volume of production will decrease in Russia.
In Russian networks, the product is actively being replaced by products from Kazakhstan and Byelorussia, producers in these countries not being required to respect the exclusive rights set by Rospatent. recently written Kommersant
Recently, a group of milk processing companies from several regions of Russia appealed to the FAS, Rospatent and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to denounce the competition unfair companies, which are members of the Union of Cheese Adyghe Products Producers (Republic of Adygea). They intend to prove that the requirements for "Adyghe cheese", laid down in the patent, are not respected in Adygea itself.
In Belarus, "Adyghe cheese" is produced by the Lida dairy, Kobrin butter plant, Mogilev "Babushkina Krynka" Kalinkovichi Dairy Plant and others
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