A case is made against M&M’s in lower case

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish court has ordered candy maker Mars to stop selling M&M’s in the Scandinavian country, at least not with the customary lower-case letters it uses on the packaging and on the chocolates.

The Svea Court of Appeal said Wednesday it ruled against Mars in a trademark dispute with Kraft Foods, which sells chocolate-covered peanuts under the Marabou brand with a single “m” on the packaging. It said Kraft has exclusive rights to the trademark in Sweden. However, it added that using the upper-case M&M’s doesn’t constitute a trademark infringement.