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19 October 2017Trademarks

Germany’s Supreme Court cancels decisions that blocked 3D chocolate marks

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has annulled two decisions by the Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) that had blocked 3D trademarks for chocolate packaging.

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