Trademark dispute: Valais Milk Association does not give up

According to Valais cheesemakers and milk producers, there is only one raclette cheese. The one from Valais. Yesterday they went to the Federal Court to protect their cheese. This means that the nine-year-old tug-of-war over Valais raclette is now entering its final round. The Valais Milk Association appealed to the Federal Supreme Court against the decision of the Appeals Commission of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (Reko EVD), which ruled that raclette was not a name for a Valais product (see Trademark dispute: The term "raclette" is not protected). The Federal Supreme Court must now decide whether "Raclette" should be protected as a designation of origin for Valais cheese or whether it should be downgraded to a generic term. The Valaisans are demanding that the term "Raclette" may only be used for cheese from the Valais in future - as "Raclette A.O.C". The Valais milk producers believe they have a good chance of getting their request accepted.