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Apr 01, 2014
Anna Reid, D Young & Co LLP, London UK
First published on www.dyoung.com and Lexology

Nestlé v Cadbury Kit Kat 3D Trade Mark Case


Anna Reid, D Young & Co LLP, London UK, First published on www.dyoung.com and LexologyThe High Court has recently referred three questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) in the case of Société Des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Ltd [2014]. This case is an appeal by Nestlé from a decision of the UKIPO which refused registration of the shape of the four-finger Kit Kat bar for chocolate related goods in class 30, except “cakes” and “pastries”. The case also involved a cross-appeal from Cadbury to the extent that the application was allowed in relation to “cakes” and “pastries”  read more