"Pipi-Makers Wonder About Astrid-Lindgren-Klage

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Is a Croatian shower manufacturer doing business linking a drink with the name Pippi Longstocking? The descendants of Astrid Lindgren already find. The producer disagrees.

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A complaint by the descendants of children's book author Astrid Lindgren against a Croatian beverage manufacturer has been causing a stir for days. The Croatian lemonade Pipi is too similar to the Swedish cult figure Pippi Langstrumpf, the heirs think. The company now reacted: There is no connection to the art figure. Curious, however, is that the beverage manufacturer clearly underlines the influence of Lindgren and Pippi on his website.

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Astrid Lindgren's heirs sue Croatian soft drink manufacturer "Pipi" Astrid Lindgren AB, owned by the writer's children and grandchildren, has filed a lawsuit against a Croatian soft drink manufacturer. They believe that the "Pipi" brand is related to "Pippi Longstocking" and is being used without permission in a commercial context.

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Is a Croatian shower manufacturer doing business linking a drink with the name Pippi Longstocking? The descendants of Astrid Lindgren already find. The producer disagrees.

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A complaint by the descendants of children's book author Astrid Lindgren about the marketing of a lemonade called «Pipi» is a surprise to the responsible Croatian producer. "We at Pipi were really surprised by the latest reports in the Swedish media, because our company and Astrid Lindgren AB are not competitors in any business segment," said a representative of the company on dpa request. Officially, no information was received about the fact t…