The Swiss chocolate giant Lindt is enjoying the sweet scent of victory over its rival Haribo after Germany’s supreme court ruled in its favour in the so-called ‘battle of the bears’.<br /><br /> The German confectionery maker has been producing its gummy bears since the 1960s, and argued that the chocolate ‘Lindt teddies’, which came on the scene in 2011, were simply a copy.<br /><br /> Both bears wear red ribbons around their necks and Haribo argued that people would confuse them.<br /><br /> Cologne’s regional court originally backed its claim but the Swiss firm successfully appealed. <br /><br /> Germany’s highest court has now upheld that appeal and its judgement is final.<br /><br /> There had been no violation of the ‘Gold Bear’ trademark, the Federal Court of Justice said, and no illegal imitation of the fruit gum products.<br /><br /> Sweet victory: Choc maker Lindt&Sprüngli wins legal battle against Germany’s Haribo over Golden Bears http://t.co/NUGrWDm1Cf— swissinfo.ch (@swissinfo_en) September 23, 2015
