classico vs. tradizionale (question of usage)

English translation: both ok

15:39 Jul 20, 2005

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Law/Patents - Food & Drink / trademark

Italian term or phrase: classico vs. tradizionale (question of usage)

This is not exactly a translation matter - I know what both words mean - but rather of usage. It concerns a legal dispute over a trademark, so concrete examples would be great.
Is or can "classico" be used to refer to food in any sense, for example to refer to traditional food or food that is a long running staple of a food manufacturing company? (For example, an old product being labeled "classico" when a new version appears on the market). Or is "tradizionale" always the word to use?

JoGunn KudoZ activity Questions: 30 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 84
Local time: 09:42

English translation:both ok

Explanation:
plenty of examples

http://www.google.com/search?q=sugo "ricetta classica"&hl=en...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=sugo "ricetta tradi...

however, there is a slight difference, *classico* usually means *the standard/usual type*, *tradizionale* has a different connotation

*l'originale* is also used to refer to old products vs newer fancier ones

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Linda 969
Local time: 11:42

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Thanks, this is just what I needed.
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5 +4

both ok

Linda 969

4 +1

I Agree w/ Linda But I Need Some Space

Stefan de Boeck (X)

tradizionale

Silvina Jover-Cirillo (X)

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25 mins confidence:

tradizionale

Explanation:
I would never use "classico" to refer to food.

Silvina Jover-Cirillo (X)
United States
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

both ok

Linda 969
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Thanks, this is just what I needed.

22 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

I Agree w/ Linda But I Need Some Space

Explanation:
in case it IS a translation matter, i do not think you can trademark 'Traditional' (you CAN, of course, do so w/ 'Ricetta Tradizionale' as on any label; as well as 'Original Recipe') but traditional would be Unalienable Public Property.
(don't see the above UPP as anything legal; i'm on a roll is all.)
you can trademark Classic easily enough though as it should only refer to the brand itself. And it should say so. 'Classic Campbell Soup'
the http is the International Trademark Association; very legal.

Reference: http://www.inta.org/info/

Stefan de Boeck (X)
Belgium
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Dutch

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