by Ben Krumholz

In 1979, Errico Auricchio moved from Italy to the United States to make cheese. 35 years later, his Green Bay area based company, BelGioioso, produces 27 Italian Cheeses. "The biggest one is Parmesan," said Auricchio.

Two weeks ago, Auricchio flew to Washington. He told top agriculture officials why he should be able to keep using the Parmesan name and many others. "Nobody can have the exclusive right to a name that is in the public domain," said Auricchio. "Parmesan is not a name that I own. Nobody owns it. It's a common name."

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Source: http://fox11online.com/