WIPR survey: AG 'was wrong' in Kit Kat case

An advocate-general (AG) was wrong to recommend that the Court Justice of the European Union (CJEU) should reject Nestlé’s attempt to trademark its four-finger Kit Kat shape, according to a majority of respondents to the latest WIPR survey.

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WIPR survey: AG 'was wrong' in Kit Kat case

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