Bun Care Heads For Meltdown; Patent Cooperation Time

Bun cause create heads for meltdown

has learned from the BBC, via his friend Simon Haslam, of a roughshod Austrian dispute over Easter Bunnies. Chocolatier Lindt claims the exclusive correct to brand a golden Easter bunny amongst a ruddy ribbon to a greater extent than or less its neck, selling some threescore meg of them each year. Austrian fellowship Hauswirth has champaign been making like bunnies for one-half a century. The word study does non acquire into clear what course of study of IP correct Lindt holds, but it the IPKat presumes that it's a merchandise grade registration for a three-dimensional product, consisting of the chocobunny itself.

Above right: the Lindt bunny (the Hauswirth bunny was non available for comment). Below left: a generic chocolate rabbit.

Litigation was inevitable after Hauswirth rejected Lindt's lawyers proffer that Hauswirth adopt bronze wrapping instead of gilded together with a greenish ribbon instead of red. Lindt obtained interim injunctive relief together with a farther hearing has been scheduled for June.

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Patent cooperation time

WIPO has informed the IPKat of 2 novel Patent Cooperation Treaty members: the Laos (as of 14 June 2006) together with the Republic of Republic of Honduras 6 days after on 20 June 2006.

With these 2 additions, PCT membership volition stand upward at 130. Can you lot mention them all without looking? Click here to encounter if you're right.

Merpel says, here's some other inquiry for you. Lao is a 'Democratic Republic' spell Republic of Honduras is simply a 'Republic'. Which 1 is the democracy? Click hither for some strong criticism of commonwealth Laotian-style.