For more than a decade, Swiss premium chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli has been trying to keep German chocolate maker Confiserie Riegelein from wrapping its chocolate bunnies in gold foil—a Lindt signature—but the fight is finally over and to Lindt's dismay, gold bunnies abound. 

Germany's Federal Court of Justice rejected a final appeal by Lindt & Spruengli on Thursday, Reuters reports. "We are very glad that this case has found a happy ending for us after some 12 years," Peter Riegelein, head of Confiserie Riegelein said in a statement, according to the wire service. "The sitting gold-wrapped bunny has been a firm part of our offering for at least a half century. Now it is finally clear that it can stay as it is."Continue reading...

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Candy and chocolate generally bring happiness to most folks, but they also are keeping a few law firms working overtime.

The latest ruling finds Nestle winning a case that Cadbury had brought against it to try and stop the trademarking of the shape of its Kit Kat bars. Cadbury had taken offense at Nestlé’s 2006 trademarking of Kit Kat as “four trapezoidal bars aligned on a rectangular base.”

After all, as TheHindu.com notes, Cadbury has its own similar chocolate bar, the Crispello, which has a “creamy centre, wrapped in a delicate crispy shell, covered with a delicious layer of Cadbury chocolate.”

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Part-time Gillette spokesman (and trickster?) and full-time Swiss tennis champ Roger Federer's endorsement deals are expanding, even though he's no longer the world's #1 tennis player.

He debuted on last night's Emmy Awards telecast as the "global ambassador" of Lindt, the Swiss chocolatier, with a spot for its Lindor Truffles brand. (See the extended version of his Lindor ad after the jump, along with a behind-the-scenes look, with more on Facebook.)

Making a rare comment about newly divorced pal Tiger Woods, Federer was quoted over the weekend saying that he and Woods would rise again. He's eyeing his sixth title at the US Open, where he faces tough competition from current men's tennis #1, Rafael Nadal.Continue reading...