CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DELLA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA PROSECCO v AUSTRALIAN GRAPE AND WINE INCORPORATED

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 37 consider?

The judgment refers to Trade Marks Act (Cap 332). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGCA 37 Court of Appeal 8 November 2023 CA/CA 50/2022 42 min read

3 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal allowed

We therefore allow the appeal.

Source: [2023] SGCA 37, Court of Appeal, decided 8 November 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	8 November 2023
Judges	Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Judith Prakash, Steven Chong, Tay Yong Kwang, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Intellectual Property
Outcome	Appeal allowed
Counsel	Bird & Bird ATMD LLP, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Ravindran Associates LLP, Brandon Lim Sheng Yuan, Chan Wenqiang, Loy Ming Chuen Brendan, Mok Ho Fai, Ng-Loy Wee Loon, Ravindran s/o Muthucumarasamy, Sivagnanaratnam Sivananthan, Teo Tze She

Source: [2023] SGCA 37, Court of Appeal, decided 8 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Intellectual Property — Geographical indications Intellectual Property — Geographical indications — Opposition to registration Intellectual Property — Geographical indications — Grounds for refusal of registration

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Judges (5)

Belinda Ang Saw Ean Coram Judith Prakash Delivered Steven Chong Coram Tay Yong Kwang Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (11)

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP Firm Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Firm Ravindran Associates LLP Firm Brandon Lim Sheng Yuan Counsel Respondent Chan Wenqiang Counsel Respondent Loy Ming Chuen Brendan Counsel Appellant Mok Ho Fai Counsel Appellant Ng-Loy Wee Loon Counsel Third Party Ravindran s/o Muthucumarasamy Counsel Respondent Sivagnanaratnam Sivananthan Counsel Appellant Teo Tze She Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated Respondent Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco Appellant

Case Significance

Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated [2023] SGCA 37 is a judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered by Judith Prakash JCA, sitting with Tay Yong Kwang JCA, Steven Chong JCA, Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA and Woo Bih Li JAD, on 8 November 2023 in Civil Appeal No 50 of 2022. The five-judge coram heard the Italian Consorzio's appeal concerning its Singapore geographical indication application (No 50201900088S) to register "Prosecco", opposed by Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated. The case turned on the grounds for refusal of registration of a geographical indication under s 32(2)(c) of the Geographical Indications Act 2014, with the Faculty of Law, NUS appearing as a third party.

[2023] SGCA 37 explained

CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DELLA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA PROSECCO v AUSTRALIAN GRAPE AND WINE INCORPORATED ([2023] SGCA 37) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 8 November 2023. It is categorised under Intellectual Property. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGCA 37 about?

CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DELLA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA PROSECCO v AUSTRALIAN GRAPE AND WINE INCORPORATED ([2023] SGCA 37) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Intellectual Property — Geographical indications”, “Intellectual Property — Geographical indications — Opposition to registration”, and “Intellectual Property — Geographical indications — Grounds for refusal of registration”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 37 consider?

The judgment refers to Trade Marks Act (Cap 332). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What was the Prosecco geographical indication case [2023] SGCA 37 about?

It was a Court of Appeal decision of 8 November 2023 on the Italian Consorzio's application to register "Prosecco" as a Singapore geographical indication, opposed by Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated under s 32(2)(c) of the Geographical Indications Act 2014.

Which judges decided Consorzio Prosecco v Australian Grape and Wine [2023] SGCA 37?

A five-member Court of Appeal decided the case, with Judith Prakash JCA delivering the judgment alongside Tay Yong Kwang JCA, Steven Chong JCA, Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA and Woo Bih Li JAD, in Civil Appeal No 50 of 2022.