The Bundespatentgericht, Germany’s Federal Patent Court, has annulled a 3D trademark owned by Swiss food company Nestlé. On Friday, December 8, the Bundespatentgericht announced...
FRIBOURG, Switzerland – Swiss firm Ethical Coffee Company, which has been locked in legal battles with Nestlé over its Nespresso-compatible pods for nearly a decade, is to stop production of its biodegradable coffee capsules. The Fribourg-based company said Thursday it was would all but close its production of ...
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected a request by Nespresso to revoke a patent owned by the Ethical Coffee Company (ECC), which is now calling for the halt of sales of infringing Nespresso machines in Germany.