Mars bars Nestlé bid to ‘have a break’

LAST July, legal brains wrestling with the question of the famous Kit Kat advertising slogan decided to have a break and pass the matter on to the European Court of Justice.

The court of appeal in England could not resolve the issue of whether Nestlé could trademark the words “have a break” separately from the full “have a break, have a Kit Kat” slogan.

That issue is still before the European Court and no date has yet been fixed for a hearing, a spokesperson for the company said yesterday.