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Vol. 5, Issue 83. Oct 1, 2022.
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Court orders Lidl company to destroy chocolate bunnies in legal battle with original Lindt
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While siding with Swiss chocolate makers Lindt and Sprüngli in a lengthy trademark dispute, the discount grocery chain Lidl has been ordered by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland to destroy any chocolate bunnies it has in stock in the country. In 2018, Lindt first went to court against Lidl, arguing that the gold-foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies of the grocery store violated the Swiss trademark of Lindt and could be mistaken for the company's own chocolate bunnies. In 2021, the commercial court of Switzerland dismissed the case, but Lindt was allowed to appeal the decision by the federal court. The Federal Supreme Court stated in a statement on Thursday announcing its decision, "Lindt & Sprüngli's chocolate bunny wrapped in aluminum foil -golden or another color -- enjoys trademark protection against Lidl's competing product." Due to the risk of confusion, "Lidl can no longer sell its own rabbit," and the remaining copies must be destroyed. The court concluded that Lindt's trademark protections "can be considered common knowledge" and that opinion polls it had filed showed the company had better established itself in the market. "The shape of Lindt's rabbit evokes obvious associations in Lindl's rabbits."They cannot be distinguished in the public's mind," the court wrote in its decision. "The destruction is proportionate, especially since it does not necessarily mean that the chocolate as such must be destroyed," the court wrote in granting Lindt's request for Lidl to "destroy" all of its remaining chocolate rabbits. According to a statement that it provided to The New York Times, Lidl would not be required to dispose of any chocolate rabbits because they are a seasonal item that are not currently available.
Editorial Streets and international border closed in
Burkina Faso after second military coup in 8 months Gunfire erupted following Burkina Faso's second military coup in eight months, prompting Americans at the American embassy to seek shelter overnight on Saturday. A day after Cpt.'s death, embassy officials reported that helicopters kept flying overhead and that shots were heard overnight in Ouagadougou, the capital.The Burkina Faso army's Ibrahim Traore led the revolt against the current military leader, Lieutenant.Col.Friday, Paul-Henri Damiba dissolved the nation's government. In an online memo to Americans, the U.S. State Department stated, "After a quiet overnight, gunfire was reported again in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood, the downtown area, and other parts of the city."All over the city, there were also reports of aircraft flying overhead.The Embassy staff continues to hide out in place." Friday, Traore gave a television address to the nation and said that the borders would be closed forever, that all political and civil society activities would be stopped, and that there would be a curfew. He said in a statement that was broadcast on television and read by another officer, "Faced with the deteriorating situation, we tried several times to persuade Damiba to refocus the transition on the security question." Traore's group said in a separate TV address that Damiba was planning a counterattack. Saturday's situation with Damiba was unknown.The former leader assumed power on January 24, blaming Roch Kaboré, the president at the time, for failing to contain Islamist militant violence.Damiba stated at the time that the military would restore "constitutional order" within a reasonable amount of time. Since then, the country has seen an increase in violence.After a particularly violent period, Damiba assumed the position of defense minister in September. On April 5, armed assailants kidnapped a rural nun from Louisiana.At the end of August, 83year-old Suellen Theresa Tennyson was eventually released and returned to the United States. The most recent coup was swiftly condemned by global leaders. Human Rights Watch director Corinne Dufka said in a statement on Saturday that "concerns for the country's human rights situation are heightened by Burkina Faso's second military coup in 2022."Millions of Burkinabé are internally displaced and do not have access to food or basic government services because armed Islamist groups control large portions of the country. She urged the new military junta to "prioritize the humane treatment of people in custody, respect freedoms of the media and rights defenders, and ensure that military operations abide by the laws of war" in her request. Dufka went on to say that the authorities ought to "promptly transition to civilian democratic rule, so that Burkinabé can vote in free and fair elections for the leaders of their choice." "deep concern about the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Burkina Faso and elsewhere on the African Continent," African Union Commission Chairman H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat added. By July 1, 2024, at the latest, he urged the military of Burkina Faso to "immediately and totally refrain from any acts of violence or threats to the civilian population, civil liberties, and human rights, and ensure strict compliance with electoral deadlines for the restoration of constitutional order."