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24 July 2018Copyright

Preview: Dutch cheese and Nestlé KitKat on CJEU’s plate

Tomorrow, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will issue a trademark ruling on the KitKat chocolate bar, while an advocate-general (AG) will opine on Dutch cheese.

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Dutch cheese taste not protectable by copyright, says AG
26 July 2018   An advocate general yesterday advised the Court of Justice of the European Union that the taste of a Dutch cheese cannot be protected by EU copyright law, in an opinion which practitioners have mixed views on.
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EUIPO told to re-examine Nestlé’s 3D KitKat shape
25 July 2018   The Court of Justice of the European Union today ordered the European Union Intellectual Property Office to reconsider whether Nestlé’s 3D four-finger KitKat shape can be registered as an EU trademark.
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19 April 2018   An advocate-general at the Court of Justice of the European Union has said that the European Union Intellectual Property Office must re-examine whether Nestlé’s four-finger KitKat shape may be maintained as an EU trademark.


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