date:Mar 10, 2014
In the preliminary examination of a copyright case take by confectionery company Haribo against Swiss chocolate maker Lindt, a judge in Cologne has spoken in favor of the latter.
The tension between the two companies stems from the packaging of Lindt's Lindt Teddy product, which Haribo argues could confuse shoppers who mistake it for their own fruity sweets.
Haribo has been manufacturing multi-colored gummy bears since 1967, and has held a global trademark for use of the term Gold-Bears in sin