Organisation: Nestlé

Nine ways to keep costs down: corporate insight

In-house leaders in a range of industries share their top tips on how to get the most out of available tools when budgets are tight.

13 January 2022

Reviewing the doctrine of res judicata ‘ONE’ decision at a time

The judgment of the General Court in this long-running dispute between Nestlé and Amigüitos pets & life provides a helpful reminder of the instances in which the principle of res judicata should apply.

02 December 2021

Brand Tracker: May-August 2021

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Samsung seeks greater protection for its UTG brand, while Microsoft focuses on core name and products.

05 November 2021

Lipsticks, cheese, whisky and more: five Legal Updates from Europe that you may have missed

Each quarter we have been running a series of pieces presenting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed. We kick off our third series of instalments with takeaways from decisions handed down by the EU, French, Swiss and UK courts in the past few months.

25 October 2021

Federal Supreme Court holds that shape of Nespresso capsules is technically necessary

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has put an end to the long-running dispute between Nestlé and Ethical Coffee, which had launched biodegradable coffee capsules compatible with the Nespresso system.

19 October 2021

Onto the balance sheet: the most valuable brand acquisitions since 2000

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Christof Binder, managing partner of Trademark Comparables AG, Markables, runs through the 50 most expensive brands and brand portfolios acquired over the past two decades, and the trends that they reveal.

30 September 2021

Down memory lane: a look back at the WTR Industry Awards best bits

The first WTR Industry Awards took place in Chicago in 2007. In subsequent years, at ceremonies around the globe, the awards evening has regularly hosted, and celebrated with, hundreds of the corporate trademark world’s leading lights.

17 August 2021

Starbucks’ brand manual is something smaller companies should aspire to

The coffee chain sets a strong example for the benefits of having clear branding guidelines.

23 July 2021

Brand Tracker: January-April 2021

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The first of a new series reveals what the world’s top brands are up to and where their businesses are going.

09 July 2021

L’Oréal boasts largest European and US active trademark portfolios, as key prosecution trends emerge

For our new report – published today – we teamed up with CompuMark to calculate which companies own the largest trademark portfolios in China, Europe and the United States.

07 July 2021