date:May 29, 2012
Swiss chocolatier Lindt Sprngliwas appealing previous decisions by the EU trademarks agency OHIM and the EU General Court, which both rejected Lindts application to have its gold-foiled chocolate bunny with red necktie registered as trademark across the EU.
The chocolate maker argued that the sign was already trademarked in 15 out of 25 member states, which represents 75.4% of the EU population.
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However, the ECJ upheld previous decisions that found the bunny symbol was devoid of an