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German Court annuls shape mark for Nespresso coffee capsules
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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...
Swiss firm Ethical Coffee Company to pull out of the capsule market
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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 ...
Ethical Coffee Company scores victory against Nespresso
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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.
Coffee Capsules: ECC Strikes Back Against Nespresso
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Following the decision of the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany, which rejected a request by Nespresso to revoke a patent owned by...
GERMANY – Nespresso gives up patent lawsuit against ECC
MILANO – Nespresso has dropped a copycat patent suit in Germany against the Swiss capsule maker Ethical Coffee Company ( ECC ), news sources...