The judgment confirms the validity of Vorwerk’s patent by declaring that its main claim does not include an extension or generalisation of subject matter due to a modification of the main claim with respect to the text of the original application (quite the opposite, in the Court’s opinion) and that it meets the patentability requirements of novelty and inventive step, contrary to what Lidl maintained in its counterclaim. The difference lies in that for the Thermomix, it is necessary to stop the engine to take out the lid, whereas in the Monsieur Cuisine Connect, the simple fact of removing the lid is enough to stop the engine.

The 3D EUTM was partially declared invalid - for goods in class 25 (Footwear; footwear soles; insoles; heelpieces for footwear; footwear uppers)- first by the Cancellation Division and then by the Boards of Appeal. Besides, it must pay the costs of the lawsuit and damages to Vorwerk for the damages caused, the amount of which will be determined in the enforcement procedure once the judgment has become final. The judges ruled that technical specifications showed the differences between the cheaper version and that the Thermomix patent didn’t protect against it.

In addition, the ruling also considers the lack of inventive step of the patent (as the technical features of its first and main claim are obvious to a person skilled in the art in view of D1 (Braun) combined with D3 (Philips, EP 0 638 273) and D6 (Matsushita, US 4 373 677), describing a security system for locking the lid preventing access to the interior while functioning. The patent ES '589, alleged by Vorwerk, is the validation in Spain of the European patent EP 1 269 898, applied for on June 27 2002 and claiming a priority of June 29 2001. However, Lidl will still be weighing up whether further sales of the Thermomix clone are still worthwhile after the Spanish ruling.

The butter made with the TM5 was delicious, but was slightly more crumbly, more similar in texture to cheese than butter. It is expected that Vorwerk will also enforce the second-instance ruling, since the Thermomix is the company’s most important product. Inside, you’ll find a stainless steel mixing bowl, the cooking insert, the lid with an opening for adding ingredients during the cooking process, the stirring attachment, the spatula and two steam cooking attachments (deep and shallow) with lids, as well as an instruction manual. El consentimiento de estas tecnologías nos permitirá procesar datos como el comportamiento de navegación o las identificaciones únicas en este sitio. This judgement was appealed by Lidl before the Court of Appeal of Barcelona (Section 15ª) and the Court recently issued its ruling, on January 13 2022, revoking the judgement of first instance.Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. The German company Zeitneu brought an action before the District Court of Venice, acting as EU trade mark Court, to obtain a declaration on non-infringement for the boots they manufactured. You create the QR code via the hamburger menu at the top right and selecting “Settings -> Connections”. Regarding the Google voice assistant, to avoid the controversy of the integrated microphone on the old model, SilverCrest has voluntarily decided not to reintegrate a microphone on the new model.

Consequently, the court prohibits LIDL from importing, advertising or marketing the ‘Monsieur Cuisine Connect’ machine, for infringing the exclusive rights deriving from the patent. the independence of the switch and the weighing device) which is almost the technical effect pursued, rather than the means of achieving it. Among the novelties of this new model, the possibility of emulsifying, programming tasks of up to 12 hours depending on fermentation, and the option of cooking at low temperature stand out.The Masked Singer UK's Lorraine Kelly, 64, delighted judges guessed she was 'a wee lassie': 'I need to ring Frankie Bridge to apologise!