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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Joanna Partridge

Lidl ordered to destroy its Lindt-like chocolate bunnies by Swiss court

Lidl bunny (left) v Lindt bunny.
Lidl bunny (left) v Lindt bunny. Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/The Guardian

The foil-wrapped chocolate bunny made by premium chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli is celebrating a legal victory, after Switzerland’s highest court ruled that it deserves protection from copycat products, including one made by Lidl.

The federal court in Lausanne has ordered the German discount retailer to stop selling its version of the rabbit-shaped confectionery and to destroy all its remaining stock.

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