Australian Manuka honey was declared out overnight by the United Kingdom Trade Mark Registry. Carol Bennett, who acts for the UK Trade Mark Registry, said in her decision “I have concluded that the term 'mānuka' is a Māori word that is used to refer to the plant know by the botanical term Leptospermum scoparium. The plant is grown in New Zealand and has been known by the common name 'mānuka' for some time. "Although the plant Leptospermum scoparium is grown in areas outside of New Zealand including Australia , it is known by different 'common' names in those territories. Therefore, it is accepted that the term 'mānuka' would be seen as designating a specific plant variety grown in New Zealand." Australia medicinal honey industry has a challenge to market appropriately 83 varieties of Leptospermum plants in Australia which produce honey with superior readings than New Zealand’s Manuka honey. Many New Zealand Apirast are celebrating the decision which will safeguard the New Zealand industry from cowboy operators and protect New Zealand's trade reputation. New Zealand does not accept honey imports. The ruling clearly confirms the term mānuka honey as a badge of origin from a single geographical source – that being New Zealand . We have seen similar rulings in the wine industry where only wine from the Champagne region could be labelled Champagne.