LEGAL SHOWDOWN LOOMS OVER CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNIES
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
LAWYERS for Swiss chocolate giant Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli will be closely monitoring the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary ruling, on whether it can trademark the shape and wrapping of its popular Easter bunny line. Lindt secured in 2001 a European Union (EU)-wide trademark registration for the three-dimensional shape of its Easter bunny wrapped in gold-coloured foil, with red and brown markings, wearing round its neck a red ribbon with a bell, with 'Lindt Goldhase' printed on its haunches. The company ...
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