No copyright on taste of cheese, EU court rules

To fall under the copyright rules, the court said, something has to be "expressed in a manner which makes it identifiable with sufficient precision and objectivity".

"The court finds that the taste of a food product cannot be identified with precision and objectivity," the ECJ said.

"Unlike, for example, a literary, pictorial, cinematographic or musical work, which is a precise and objective expression, the taste of a food product will be identified essentially on the basis of taste sensations and experiences, which are subjective and variable."