{"id":30744,"date":"2026-01-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/?p=30744"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:55:28","slug":"ritter-sport-vs-monnemer-quadrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/ritter-sport-vs-monnemer-quadrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritter Sport vs. MONNEMer QUADRAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"b4946a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b4946a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-30760 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Ritter Sport vs. MONNEMer QUADRAT, Markenrecht, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ritter-Sport-vs-MONNEMer-QUADRAT-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ritter-Sport-vs-MONNEMer-QUADRAT-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ritter-Sport-vs-MONNEMer-QUADRAT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ritter-Sport-vs-MONNEMer-QUADRAT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ritter-Sport-vs-MONNEMer-QUADRAT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ritter-Sport-vs-MONNEMer-QUADRAT-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d4b5d69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_f06a77b4d5542dc4e35c9e66c88ea2d0\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Ritter Sport<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">vs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-5ae5cc2d9c4591aa1b7403377418aa7c\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">MONNEMer QUADRAT<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76c96157 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-17T09:00:00+02:00\">17. January 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>from<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Helene Klassen-Rock<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c93ec0be wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Stuttgart Regional Court: No trademark protection for Ritter Sport. Chocolate manufacturer loses trademark dispute against &#8220;MONNEMER QUADRAT&#8221;. <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ritter-sport-gegen-haferriegel-aus-mannheim\">Ritter Sport against oat bars from Mannheim<\/h2>\n\n<p>The plaintiff, a company associated with the well-known chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport, defended itself before the Regional Court of Stuttgart against the packaging of the &#8220;MONNEMer QUADRAT&#8221; oat bar. The basis was a three-dimensional shape mark protecting a square packaging design with characteristic zig-zag closure flaps. Ritter Sport asserted claims for injunctive relief and subsequent claims under trademark law and argued that there was a likelihood of confusion and protection of reputation, as chocolate bars and oat and muesli bars were highly similar goods.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-keine-verwechslungsgefahr-trotz-quadrat\">No risk of confusion despite square<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Chamber dismissed the action in its judgment of 13.01.2026 &#8211; 17 O 192\/25<a href=\"https:\/\/landgericht-stuttgart.justiz-bw.de\/pb\/,Lde\/26073643\/?LISTPAGE=1195716\">(press release of 13.01.2026<\/a>) because it was unable to recognize either a relevant similarity of goods or a similarity of signs. From the average consumer&#8217;s point of view, chocolate bars (dessert\/sweets) and muesli bars (energy boosters with a &#8220;healthy&#8221; image) are different snacks, which are also not sold in the same place in the supermarket and are made from different main ingredients. The challenged tubular bag packaging also appears more rectangular, is higher, &#8220;airier&#8221; and has different, wider closure flaps with a coarser, differently aligned zig-zag pattern.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-general-quote-box has-kpw-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<p>The public does not associate every square sweet with Ritter Sport.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No protection of reputation for the form alone<\/h2>\n\n<p>The protection of reputation did not help Ritter Sport to succeed either. The use of the oat bar packaging was not likely to take unfair advantage of or impair the distinctive character or repute of the shape mark. The court rejected any exploitation of reputation because the relevant public would not make a mental connection to the plaintiff&#8217;s trademark due to the design differences and the different product category. Even the advertising slogan &#8220;Square. Coconut. Clear.&#8221; was expressly not included in the legal assessment as it was not the subject of the dispute.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fazit\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The trademark protection of Ritter Sport&#8217;s square packaging does not establish a monopoly position for all square snack packaging. Companies that use similar but different packaging shapes can &#8211; at least according to this decision &#8211; rely on the differentiation in product type, design and market presence. Despite the square packaging, competitors still have scope for design.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a7c0d175 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ec2e7a44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bce6ca70 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c12a1d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<div id=\"multirow-headline-block_9696d85439fb8a09dd63ae1dcb5e863e\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline alignwide\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">We are happy to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">advise you about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">Trademark law!<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c3c14bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-visual4-contact-modal__button\">\r\n            \r\n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n            \r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button v4-contact-modal-button is-style-fill\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" data-form-id=\"8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Contact form<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-style-mobile-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:4971141019030\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Call now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column--image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"775\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helene-Klassen-Rock-Rechtsanwaeltin.png\" alt=\"Helene Klassen-Rock, attorney-at-law, specialist lawyer for intellectual property law, competition law, trademark law, patent law, design law, know-how protection, copyright law, e-commerce\" class=\"wp-image-23372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helene-Klassen-Rock-Rechtsanwaeltin.png 906w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helene-Klassen-Rock-Rechtsanwaeltin-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helene-Klassen-Rock-Rechtsanwaeltin-768x657.png 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No trademark protection for Ritter Sport. 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