
12 December 2017Trademarks
German court annuls Nespresso shape mark
The Bundespatentgericht, Germany’s Federal Patent Court, has annulled a 3D trademark owned by Swiss food company Nestlé.
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Patents
11 October 2013 Swiss consumer goods company Nestle has said it is “disappointed” with a decision by the European Patent Office to revoke a patent related to its coffee making machine.
Trademarks
18 March 2022 Nespresso has sued rival Peet’s Coffee, alleging that the Californian company infringes its trademarked coffee capsules.