{"id":25739,"date":"2023-01-18T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T10:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw-relaunch.wp1.visual4.com\/where-can-himalayan-salt-come-from\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:12:33","slug":"where-can-himalayan-salt-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/where-can-himalayan-salt-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where can Himalayan salt come from?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"209169\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-29454 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Woher darf Himalayasalz kommen, geografische Herkunftsangaben, Wettbewerbsrecht, Markenrecht, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woher-darf-Himalaya-Salz-kommen-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"--dominant-color: #209169; object-position:13% 73%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"13% 73%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woher-darf-Himalaya-Salz-kommen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woher-darf-Himalaya-Salz-kommen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woher-darf-Himalaya-Salz-kommen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woher-darf-Himalaya-Salz-kommen-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Woher-darf-Himalaya-Salz-kommen-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba1214 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_9ebe025ed9ceb6d4933a3db6c20955cb\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:3%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Where may<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-f10c323e839064687b2415bf65e255cd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">Himalayan salt<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-fb3ef9dc40622146606c71c08f6f8c89 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">come from?<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-878d3859 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-01-18T12:15:08+02:00\">18. January 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">from<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Clemens Pfitzer<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b99a472 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What requirements are placed on geographical indications of source if the consumer associates a very specific place with the designation? Is the geological location in the Himalayan mountains sufficient for a salt to be advertised with the designation of origin &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221;? <\/strong>The Cologne Higher Regional Court has ruled on this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-himalaya-salz\">Himalayan salt<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operator of an <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/rechtsgebiet\/e-commerce\/\">online food store <\/a>had a &#8220;Himalayan royal salt from Pakistan\/Punjab&#8221; on offer, among other things. The label featured the silhouette of a mountain range. An association for combating unfair competition issued a cease and desist letter to the retailer as it considered the product name to be misleading.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its <a href=\"https:\/\/openjur.de\/u\/2396101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">judgment of 17.09.2021 &#8211; 84 O 118\/21<\/a>, the Regional Court of Cologne ruled in favor of the plaintiff association and found the name &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221; to be misleading. The operator of the online store has appealed against this decision. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consumers associate Mount Everest<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in 2016, the Federal Court of Justice (Federal Court of Justice) in Karlsruhe <a href=\"http:\/\/juris.bundesgerichtshof.de\/cgi-bin\/rechtsprechung\/document.py?Gericht=bgh&amp;Art=en&amp;nr=74762&amp;pos=0&amp;anz=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled in its judgment of 31.3.2016 &#8211; I ZR 86\/13<\/a> that the term &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221; is misleading if the salt does not come from the high mountains of the Himalayas. According to the highest civil court judges, the average consumer associates the term &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221; with salt that is obtained from the high mountains around Mount Everest. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the judges also made it clear that retailers can counteract the misleading effect by providing a clarifying additional reference to the specific mining region alongside the designation &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221; is misleading<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the case of &#8220;Himalaya-K\u00f6nigSalz aus Punjab\/Pakistan&#8221;, the Cologne Higher Regional Court ruled in its <a href=\"https:\/\/openjur.de\/u\/2438606.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">judgment of 08.04.2022 &#8211; 6 U 162\/21<\/a> that the addition &#8220;from Punjab\/Pakistan&#8221; was not sufficient to prevent consumers from being misled by the term &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">By using the geographical indications of origin &#8220;Himalaya&#8221; and &#8220;Pakistan\/Punjab&#8221;, the retailer is in breach of <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/rechtsgebiet\/markenrecht\/\">trademark law<\/a>. According to trademark law, geographical indications of origin may only be used if goods originate from the place, region or country. The Punjab\/Pakistan region is around 200km away from the high mountains of the Himalayas. Salt extracted there is indeed from the geological region of the Himalayan mountains. However, according to the judges, the product must bear the clarifying addition of the specific place of extraction.    <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zusatz-aus-punjab-pakistan-nicht-hinreichend-entlokalisierend\">Addition &#8220;from Punjab\/Pakistan&#8221; is not sufficient<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court made it clear that the retailer could have avoided the trademark infringement if it had stated the place of extraction &#8220;Salt Range&#8221; instead of &#8220;Pakistan\/Punjab&#8221;. The misleading effect on the consumer was also reinforced by the mountain range depicted on the label, as the average consumer would associate it with the high mountains of the Himalayas. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The judges also stated that they did not share the retailer&#8217;s view that the <\/span>claim &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221; had meanwhile developed into a generic term that stood in contrast to other types of salt such as fleur de sel. In the opinion of the OLG, the geographical origin of &#8220;Himalayan salt&#8221; is of primary importance to consumers. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retailers should be careful when using geographical indications for their products. Otherwise they could quickly face cease <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/thema\/abmahnung\/\">and desist letters<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If in doubt, suppliers of such goods should seek legal advice in advance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c8cea62 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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