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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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