SilverCrest Monsieur Cuisine Connect

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When selecting our materials and suppliers, we pay attention to the highest quality, sustainability and absolute trust, which you will find in each of our products. In the present case, Vorwerk took action against German retail group Lidl and German import company Hoyer. Regarding the second ground for invalidity, the first instance judgment had concluded that the invention claimed in the patent was indeed very simple but not obvious. However, you should not fill it with more than 3 litres of food, which is also the limit of the scale in the pot.

Thus, based on the evidence and videos provided by Vorwerk of the construction and operation of the robot “Monsieur Cuisine Connect”, the judgment concludes that it has all feature of the main (first) claim of Vorwerk’s patent, including the disputed feature, as interpreted by the Court. The court ruling said that Monsieur Cuisine violated Thermomix's European patent, registered in Spain in 2008. Lidl counter attacked by asking for the invalidity of Vorwerk’s patent, since they considered that the patent lacked the novelty requirement and exceeded the claims when validating the patent application in Spain. The Thermomix TM6, on the other hand, manages up to 160°C with 1,000W, so it needs less power to reach higher temperatures.Article provenant de Pologne (pas informé lors de l’achat) donc manuel d’utilisation et livre de recettes fourni illisibles.

The difference with other cases in which no infringement was found seems to be due to a particular function of the blender that, for safety reasons, stops the engine in case the lid is removed from the mixing bowl while the machine is functioning.It is expected that Vorwerk will also enforce the second-instance ruling, since the Thermomix is the company’s most important product. Lidl’s Monsieur Cuisine has been flying off the shelves since its launched last month, selling out across Europe as home cooks scramble to get their hands on the inexpensive kitchen gadget.

Thermomix’s patent ought to be declared invalid, as Lidl filed a parallel invalidity action on Vorwek’s patent. The dispute focuses on whether the stirring vessel and the lid of the defendant’s product can be locked in such a way that it is impossible to act inside the stirring vessel during operation”, summarises the court. Just like Thermomix, Monsieur Cuisine also has a free smartphone app for Android and iOS where you can manage your recipes.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. This allows it to knead twice as much dough, whereas the motor used to show signs of weakness for the same quantity.