Because the Spanish judgement has increased the likelihood that other courts will issue similar rulings. In this respect the court states that “the dispute centres on whether in the defendant’s product the stirring bowl and the lid can be interlocked in such a way that no intervention inside the stirring bowl is possible during operation.

Interholding GmbH (hereinafter, Vorwerk), manufacturer of the cooking machine “Thermomix”, on June 14 2019, filed a lawsuit against Lidl Supermercados S. In the first instance judgment, LIDL was prohibited from importing, advertising or marketing its ‘Monsieur Cuisine Connect’ food processor, for infringing – as it was declared – the patent of VORWERK, the manufacturer of the Thermomix®. The dispute concerns the European patent validated in Spain which protected the technology incorporated in the food processor popularly known on the market by its brand name Thermomix®. This new version is equipped with a new, more powerful motor with a maximum power consumption of 1200 W, including 1000 W for mixing.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.

Vanessa Hudgens strikes sexy pose in green-patterned bikini while poolside as she ends more pregnancy speculation.Cross-claim lawsuit between Lidl and Vorwerk for alleged infringement of the Thermomix patent in Spain by Lidl's Monsieur Cuisine food processor. El almacenamiento o acceso técnico es necesario para crear perfiles de usuario para enviar publicidad, o para rastrear al usuario en un sitio web o en varios sitios web con fines de marketing similares. I was not a fan of the consistency of the mince achieved in both, which was slightly mushy, almost paste-like. Indeed, the manufacturer has revised its copy and corrected some of the main defects of the Monsieur Cuisine Connect. Meghan Markle forced to miss glitzy Beverly Hills ceremony where Prince Harry received a 'Living Legend'.

This makes it possible to weigh something by placing it on the closed lid without having to open it, and also by placing it in the mixing vessel with the lid open. Vorwerk has won an important second-instance victory against retailer Lidl over its Thermomix kitchen appliance. If the purchased product is faulty, consumers may choose between requesting its repair or its replacement, unless one of these two options is objectively impossible or disproportionate [Art. While there are some compromises to be made, the Monsieur Cuisine is an excellent kitchen companion and represents great value for money.Also, it has to be mentioned that the TM5 did a slightly better job at this as there were still one or two slightly larger chunks in the Monsieur Cuisine and the tendon and sinew were not quite cut up in it. But a panel of three appeals judges in Barcelona’s Appeal Court 15 overturned that ruling in a court document made public on Wednesday.