Polar Bear Trademark Battle Grips Nuremberg

From Der Spiegel:

Nuremberg zoo is embroiled in a dispute with a Bavarian confectionary firm over who owns the right to the "Snowflake" trademark. If Knut is anything to go by, the marketing rights for the little polar bear could be worth millions.

Nuremberg zoo's most famous resident, Snowflake the polar bear cub, is going from strength to strength, packing away a liter of milk a day and romping around in her new enclosure (more...) without a care in the world.

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But Nuremberg city officials are feeling less relaxed these days: They're embroiled in a dispute with a Bavarian confectionary firm over who owns the rights to the trademark "Flocke," as the cute little furball is known in German....MORE