Comments on: Hershey sues Mars over candy wrapper design https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/hershey-sues-mars-over-candy-wrapper-design/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jack Wilson https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/hershey-sues-mars-over-candy-wrapper-design/comment-page-1/#comment-109447 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:02:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20387#comment-109447 I didn’t realize that copyright law extended to other planets.

]]> By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/hershey-sues-mars-over-candy-wrapper-design/comment-page-1/#comment-109299 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:28:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20387#comment-109299 I wouldn’t even describe those wrappers as having similar color schemes. They resemble each other very little. This looks like a frivolous suit to me.

]]> By: Smart Dude https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/hershey-sues-mars-over-candy-wrapper-design/comment-page-1/#comment-109296 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:52:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20387#comment-109296 A look at the two wrappers reveals absolutely no similarity.

http://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/113082/reeses_vs_dove_who_rules

]]> By: John Burgess https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/hershey-sues-mars-over-candy-wrapper-design/comment-page-1/#comment-109266 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:43:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20387#comment-109266 Why not? Purple peanut butter would work well with it.

But Cadbury would probably want to sue then.

]]> By: Amy Alkon https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/hershey-sues-mars-over-candy-wrapper-design/comment-page-1/#comment-109238 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:15:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20387#comment-109238 What are they supposed to do, represent chocolate as hot pink?

]]>