The German group Vorwerk, manufacturer of the Thermomix kitchen robot, takes the German supermarket chain Lidl to court tomorrow
for allegedly infringing its patent by importing and marketing a similar appliance in Spain, the Monsieur Cuisine Connect,
which became a success of sales.
The trial, which will be held in the Mercantile Court number 5 of Barcelona, in the City of Justice, will begin this Tuesday with the anticipation that it will last until Thursday.
The case arises from the lawsuit that the Vorwerk & Co Interholding GMBH group, holder of the patent "Kitchen machine", better known as Thermomix, brought against Lidl
when it considered that it plagiarized its kitchen robot
with the Monsieur Cuisine Connect product, which it commercialized in Spain under the SilverCrest brand.
Unlike the Vorwek Thermomix, whose price exceeds 1,000 euros, the Lidl one came on the market for almost three times less - about 360 euros - but with similar specifications, which has made their stocks run out in a few hours every time it has been put up for sale.
In the process,
the German group alleges that Lidl has infringed its patent and is demanding a
10%
compensation for damages
on the gross amount of the sales of the allegedly infringing products.
Lidl denies that its kitchen robot infringes the Thermomix patent, and
asks the court to declare Vorwerk's patent invalid for "lack of novelty,
inventive step and addition of matter" through another cross-lawsuit.
Tomorrow's session will start at 10 am with the experts on the validity of the patent, while on Wednesday the tests of the infringements and, on Thursday, the conclusions are expected.
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