Harris Tweed Association 1934, definition approved in Argyllshire Weavers Ltd v A Macaulay Tweeds Ltd, 1962 CSIH 2
Citation: Harris Tweed Association 1934, definition approved in Argyllshire Weavers Ltd v A Macaulay Tweeds Ltd, 1962 CSIH 2
Rule of thumb: Can you use geographical names on your products like ‘tweed’, ‘scotch’ or ‘champagne’ etc even if your product was not made in this geographical location? No, the product must be manufactured in the actual place if a geographical name is being used.
Judgment:
Cases can sometimes be raised to ascertain the exact requirements needed to use a name of geographical repute, ‘Harris Tweed means a Tweed made from pure virgin wool produced in Scotland, spun, dyed and finished in the outer Hebrides and handwoven by the islanders at their own homes in the islands of Lewis, Harris, Uist, Barra, and their several purtenances and all known as the outer Hebrides’, per Lord Hunter at p 33
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