Consorzio di Tutela Della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Prosecco International Ltd & Ors

Consorzio di Tutela Della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Prosecco International Ltd & Ors

The defendants have not demonstrated that the claimant has no real prospect of succeeding at trial on the claims for infringement of the Certification Mark and Regulation. Disputed factual issues, including targeting, responsibility for the websites, and compliance with the PDO specification, require resolution at trial. There is no basis for striking out any part of the claim at this stage.

Parties
Claimant: Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco; Defendant: Prosecco International Ltd; Defendant: Michael Goldstein; Defendant: Ralph Goldstein
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 April 2026
Procedural Posture
Intellectual Property Infringement / Application for Summary Judgment And/or Strike Out
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Certification Marks, Protected Designation of Origin (pdo), Summary Judgment, Jurisdiction, Infringement, Abuse of Process
Intellectual Property Trade Marks EU Law Certification Marks Protected Designation of Origin (pdo) Summary Judgment Jurisdiction Infringement +1 more

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Parties

Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco

Claimant

Prosecco International Ltd

Defendant

Michael Goldstein

Defendant

Ralph Goldstein

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Intellectual Property Infringement / Application for Summary Judgment And/or Strike Out

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claim should be struck out or summary judgment entered for the defendants under CPR 3.4(2)(a) or (b) and/or Part 24
  2. 2 Whether the defendants are the correct parties
  3. 3 Whether the claim is worth pursuing (de minimis)

Ratio Decidendi

The defendants have not demonstrated that the claimant has no real prospect of succeeding at trial on the claims for infringement of the Certification Mark and Regulation. Disputed factual issues, including targeting, responsibility for the websites, and compliance with the PDO specification, require resolution at trial. There is no basis for striking out any part of the claim at this stage.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Defendants' application to strike out the claim or for summary judgment is dismissed.