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21 January 2016Trademarks

Kit Kat trademark ruling: lawyers say you haven’t heard the last of it

Nestlé’s failure to register the 3D shape of the Kit Kat in the UK will not be the end of the story, as there is uncertainty following yesterday’s court decision, lawyers have told WIPR.

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20 January 2016   The English High Court has dismissed Nestlé’s appeal against a decision to reject its trademark application for the 3D shape of the four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar.
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31 January 2016   The English High Court’s decision to reject Nestlé’s attempt to trademark the shape of the four-fingered Kit Kat chocolate bar was wrong, readers have told WIPR.
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15 December 2016   The European Union Intellectual Property Office must reconsider the registration of Nestlé’s 3D four-finger KitKat shape, according to the General Court in the latest round of proceedings with Mondelez International.