26 July 2018Copyright

Dutch cheese taste not protectable by copyright, says AG

An advocate general (AG) yesterday advised the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) 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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