> You're heading into trademark land. Remember Apple, the two  were 
> operating in different spheres hence no problem. With Gilles examples the 
> French courts should have told Kraft to bugger off, Milka Budmir wasn't 
> selling chocolate, wasn't profiting from the association

I'm sure she got a few more hits by people searching for Milka Chocolate...

> Kraft's fault for not registering it  first.

Yep, that was my first thoughts too, but once I started thinking about it, 
the woman would have likely been making more profit as a direct result of 
Kraft's effort to build the Milka brand.  It doesn't matter that they aren't 
the same type of goods, no doubt *some* people who are looking for chocolate 
would have taken an interest in whatever she was selling.  I haven't decided 
yet whether I think that should be allowed or not.

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