SilverCrest Monsieur Cuisine Connect

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This is how the cross-suit scenario between Lidl and Vorwerk over the Thermomix patent has turned out. The judgment is well reasoned and well drafted; it analyses in detail and gives a reasoned response to all the technical issues in dispute, relying at all times on the documentary and graphic evidence submitted and the opinions of the experts who have intervened.

Je n ai toujours ni mode d emploi ni livre de recette hormis en polonais et je ne parle toujours pas cette langue!In accordance with Section 34 of the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz, this incurs one-off costs of 190 euros plus MwSt. The Court found that, as argued by Lidl, Vorwerk’s patent exceeded the claims settled in the initial patent application, and therefore was invalid.

In this regard, the relevant public should be composed by the consumers of the EU member states in general, since the goods designated in class 25 are not just after- ski, but footwear in general. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Moreover, the Monsieur Cuisine Connect marketed by Lidl, reproduces each and every one of the technical features of the first claim (R1) of the patent (in the sense appreciated by the Court), and, consequently, the defendant had carried out acts of infringement prohibited by the art. The judgment concludes by declaring the nullity of WORWERK’s Spanish patent ES 2 301 589, validation of the European patent EP 1 269 898, entitled “Cooking machine”. As for the invalidity of the patent, which was one of the pillars of Lidl’s defence, the Court of Appeals considered that the patent was invalid for two different reasons: illegitimate added subject-matter during its prosecution and lack of inventive step.Well, in view of this technical problem, the court examines whether the solution given by the Worwerk patent was obvious to a person skilled in the art on the basis of the Philips patent (EP 0638273) in combination with the Braun patent (US 5 329 069) or the French Ronic patent (FR 2651982). The Thermomix comes with a 'dough' function that removes the need to knead any dough mixtures by hand. of Barcelona of January 19, 2021 (JUR\2021\14695) resolves the conflict raised between Vorwerk, holder of a European patent validated in Spain that protects the technology incorporated in a food processor (popularly known in the market by the trademark Thermomix®), which in June 2019 filed a lawsuit for infringement of its patent against LIDL Supermarkets.

Vorwerk initiated legal proceedings in June 2019, arguing that their European patent, registered in Spain in 2008, had been violated due to the similarities between the two products. This is because Vorwerk has been the owner of the European patent “Kitchen Machine” (EP 1269 898) since 2002, which has also been validated for Spain.All in all, the Monsieur Cuisine Smart comes dangerously close to high-end food processors like the famous Thermomix TM6 from Vorwerk. something that does not happen in the product resulting from the Thermomix patent and, therefore, in the opinion of the Provincial Court of Barcelona, “ there is no infringement”. In fact, the court itself recognizes that the inventive step would be more in the new functionality incorporated to the cooking machine (independence of the agitation process with respect to the weighing process) rather than in the way of achieving it, which is very simple.

The applicant, Tecnica Group, sought for registration of a three-dimensional (3D) trade mark for the shape of their iconic après-ski footwear, Moon Boots. Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court issued the ruling in the second instance in a dispute with household electronics manufacturer Vorwerk. 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 Monsieur Cuisine can cook, stir, cut, simmer, fry, weigh and offers guided cooking to take you through numerous recipes. The Smart version has some capabilities that this Connect version CAN perform, but yet the interface does not offer them. Para ofrecer las mejores experiencias, utilizamos tecnologías como las cookies para almacenar y/o acceder a la información del dispositivo.