Key legal question
Whether ZACAPA is a geographic indication under TRIPS Art. 22(1) for the claimed spirits
Extracted holding
Yes. Zacapa denotes a place in Guatemala, and rum produced there is sufficiently connected to the geographic origin because the product is shaped by local conditions and has a reputation tied to that origin.
Extracted reasoning
The court accepted that rum is a spirit whose quality and type can depend on local raw materials, climate, and production methods. The reputation of Ron Zacapa reinforced the geographic link.