cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43030335
Plant-based drink maker Oatly has lost a long-running legal battle over its use of the word “milk” in its marketing.
The Swedish company tried to trademark the slogan “post-milk generation” in the UK in 2021 but Dairy UK, the representative body for British dairy farmers, objected.
Following rulings in several courts, the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday said Oatly could neither trademark nor use the phrase “post-milk generation”.
The long-running dispute has centred on Dairy UK’s argument that, under trademark law, the term “milk” can only be used to refer to products that come from an animal.
Almond milk has been called almond milk for centuries upon centuries. That’s what the drink is called. Because it’s from almonds. And it looks like milk. Almond milk.
Also your last paragraph undercuts your entire point. You know that hot dogs are not dogs. Ironically hot dogs were named that because they originally were made from dog meat in Germany, back when that was more common.