Tag Archives: Taste

Further thoughts on Levola Hengelo v Smilde Foods and the taste of cheese: did the Court create a "validation" test?

When it comes to raising the furrow of one’s copyright brow, few cases in recent years have done a more effective job than the judgment in Levola Hengelo v. Smilde Foods. The essence of the referral to the CJEU was … Continue reading

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I know what I like and I know when I taste it. Cheese flavour cannot be “copyrighted” (nor registered as a trademark)

Sara Parrello and Fabio AngeliniIn law, perhaps one of the most famous aphorisms is “I know it when I see it”, which Justice Potter Stewart used to describe his threshold test for obscenity (in Jacobellis v. Ohio,  378 U.S. 184 … Continue reading

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Taste Held Not Protectable Under European Copyright Laws

Earlier this month, the European Court of Justice ruled that the taste of a food product is not eligible for protection under EU copyright laws. The ruling by European Union’s highest legal authority, which is binding on all EU member … Continue reading

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Become a sponsor for the 2018 Taste the Islands Experience and help to Save the Twinz!

CALLING ALL BUSINESSES AND SPONSORS! On June 2nd, 2018 the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society will find itself in the midst of Caribbean-style celebrations with the second annual Taste the Islands Experience. “Taste the Islands” is a travel and culinary series … Continue reading

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At Cortez Fishing Festival, a taste of Old Florida

At Cortez Fishing Festival, a taste of Old Florida Of all the local events that M.J. Wiker and her circle of friends have attended every year for more Read more on The Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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