Reuters reports that Hershey and Simon and Schuster have reached a settlement in their dispute over the publisher's use of the Hershey logo on a bookcover.
Hershey Co. on Wednesday said that Simon & Schuster Inc. agreed to add a statement to a book about the company's founder expressing that the book is not authorized by The Hershey Co.
Hershey said it had filed a civil action on Dec. 16, 2005, alleging that use of its trademarks and trade dress on the cover of "Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire and Utopian Dreams" infringed on its rights and would create public confusion.
The cover of the book looks like the wrapper from a Hershey's chocolate bar and has a section that resembles the paper tab from Hershey's Kisses.
