After another year of uncertainty marked by an ongoing pandemic, environmental strains, fights for social justice and a growing understanding of what it means to be truly equitable and inclusive, we expect that brands will continue to serve as cultural beacons.
After another year of uncertainty marked by an ongoing pandemic, environmental strains, fights for social justice and a growing understanding of what it means to be truly equitable and inclusive, we expect that brands will continue to serve as cultural beacons.
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That s the way the cookie crumbles , a panel of judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit again concluded in rejecting trade dress protection for the well-known Pocky cookie design. However, in a revised decision following a rehearing request, the panel clarified its initial analysis on trade dress functionality, providing a fuller explanation of its reasoning which may soothe trade dress advocates.
Facts
More than 50 years ago, Japanese confectionery company Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha released Pocky – thin, elongated biscuits partially covered with chocolate (Figure 1).
Figure 1
Pocky eventually entered the US market. About five years later, Lotte Confectionery began selling Pocky lookalike biscuit sticks called Pepero (Figure 2):
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