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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