Gummy bear wins court battle

In the autumn German confectioner Haribo launched legal action accusing Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli of copying its trademark on the Gold Bear name after it launched the gold foil-wrapped Lindt Teddy. Haribo, which invented gummy bears almost a century ago, said the two products would confuse shoppers – even though one is a jelly sweet and the other chocolate. The normal Haribo gummy bear package features a cartoon bear wearing a red ribbon around its neck, while the Lindt product features a bear caricature printed on gold foil, with a real red ribbon wrapped around its neck. On Tuesday a German regional court ruled in favour of Haribo and banned any future sales of the chocolate bears, which it said consumers referred to as Gold Bear because of the packaging.
 It was not clear if Lindt will appeal. via The Guardian