AG’s opinion on Kit Kat trademark was ‘correct’, lawyers argue

An advocate-general (AG) was correct to recommend that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejects Nestlé’s bid to trademark the shape of its four-finger Kit Kat, UK lawyers have argued.

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11 June 2015 Nestlé’s attempt to register the shape of its four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar as a trademark did not comply with EU law, an adviser at Europe’s highest court has said.

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AG’s opinion on Kit Kat trademark was ‘correct’, lawyers argue

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