This equator must come down

The Muencher Weisswurste need not be made within the borders set up by the "sausage equator" of the Alps and Main River as the German Patent Office had attempted, Federal Patent Court judges ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The court ruled that the name "Munich" defines the type of sausage made, not a geographic boundary limiting where the sausages can be produced.

[From Munich's White Sausage Production Extends Beyond City Limits | From the Fringe | Deutsche Welle | 18.02.2009]