{"id":2382,"date":"2023-05-22T14:08:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merxpuetz.com\/unkategorisiert\/lots-of-cheese-but-not-a-dairy-product-the-euipo-with-a-spotty-reasoning\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:12:51","slug":"lots-of-cheese-but-not-a-dairy-product-the-euipo-with-a-spotty-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merxpuetz.com\/en\/news\/lots-of-cheese-but-not-a-dairy-product-the-euipo-with-a-spotty-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"Lots of cheese but not a dairy product? 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