Basmati saga continues as New Zealand upholds rejection of certification mark

Last month proved to be a busy period for decisions about the registrability of marks comprising the term BASMATI. On the 30th of October, the High Court of New Zealand handed down its judgment in the case APEDA v Commissioner of Trade Marks [2025] NZHC 3264 (the decision hasn't been published online yet, but readers can find a copy here), confirming that BASMATI can't be registered as