23rd July 2007
Jersey Royal potatoes are trademarked
Jersey Royal potatoes already had Protected Designation of Origin status, meaning nobody could use the term to describe their potatoes unless they had indeed been grown in Jersey in compliance with a specified process. In 2002, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries went one step further, applying to the UK patent office to register the terms Jersey Royal and Jersey Royals, along with the brand’s logo.
Five years later, on 23 July 2007, the marks were registered under the Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 2000, but they covered far more than just vegetables and seed potatoes. Also covered by the certification was clothing, alcoholic drinks (although beer was excluded), paper and printed goods, flowers, fruit and services.
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Other events that occured in July
Body in a trunk inquiry moves to Jersey
- The body of a woman in her mid-20s was found in a trunk at Brighton Railway Station, leading to an inquiry that reached Jersey.
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Jersey Evening Post editor is tried for publishing secrets
- The Jersey Royal Court sat on a Saturday to hear a case against WE Guiton, both owner and editor of the Jersey Evening Post.
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Record-breaking Jersey cow finds fame
- A Jersey cow found fame when she produced more than her own weight in butter in a single year.
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Jersey families camp on Ecrehous to repel the French
- When French fishermen looked set to invade Ecrehous, Jersey families owning huts there camped out to repel them.
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