Reports AFP (through Yahoo): Ferrero (known in domain name circles for the kinder.at case and known to the general public for Kinderschokolade and chocolate surprise eggs) attempted to keep competitor Haribo from using the word "Kinder" (children) in the product designation "Kinder Kram" (kids' stuff) for sweeties, and failed in Germany's highest civil court. The court decision is not yet available online.
Update: According to this apparently more precise Reuters report, Haribo won an appeal against an earlier judgement in favor of Ferrero. The upper district court in Cologne will now have to re-rule the case, based on the question whether or not "Kinder" is actually associated with Ferrero in peoples' minds.
