(1)U.S. Court Ruling Pokey vs. Pepero in Trademark Dispute
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(2)8 Reporter Kim ⊙ Approved 202102102032 Comment 0
(3)The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals against Japan’s Ezaki Glico Product as it failed to prove that it was not functional in appearance ended the six-year-old fight on the 26th of last month
(4)KOTRA New York Trade Center Trade Dress Functional Judgment Criteria Re-examined
(5)In the U.S., a fight between Japanese company Ezaki Glico Porky and Lotte Confectionery Pepero over the shape of chocolate-coated lollipops ended with a victory for Lotte Confectionery after a lengthy legal battle of six years
(6)Comparing Forky and Pepero products
(7)According to KOTRA’s New York Trade Center, Ezaki Glico, which entered the U.S. market first, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Lotte Corporation’s Americas Corporation and Lotte Confectionery in the New Jersey Federal District Court in July 2015, claiming that Lotte Confectionery’s Pepero imitates its own product, Porky
(8)The two companies have been engaged in a battle for more than six years, but on the 26th of last month, the 3rd U.S. Court of Appeals heard the noise of Lotte Confectionery
Get it out of America!! I think Bbapo plagiarized us!! Losing the mudslide after filing a lawsuit
Forky sued that the original chocolate-covered stick was ours, but he actually patented it in the United States
In the U.S. courts, all the chocolate on the cookies are yours
Forky is a chocolate cookie, but it is designed to be eaten without getting chocolate on your hands. The court said Forky’s design is functional, so consumers can conveniently eat it
It is judged that functional cannot be recognized as patent property rights
You won!