The maker of Hello Kitty character goods, Sanrio, said yesterday that it planned to object to a Dutch court ruling that its rabbit character Cathy too closely resembled Miffy, a popular Dutch rabbit ...

Cartoon images from Sanrio's rabbit character Cathy (L) and Dutch children book author Dick Bruna's famous rabbit character Miffy (R). Sanrio, known as its character Hello Kitty, has agreed with ...

The bunny battle is over-- and for a good cause. Sanrio Co., home of Hello Kitty, and Mercis BV of the Netherlands have agreed to drop a courtroom spat over whether the Japanese company's rabbit ...

"Hello Kitty" parent Sanrio Co. said it reached a copyright settlement with Mercis BV of the Netherlands, dodging a potentially costly courtroom spat over competing cartoon rabbits, and agreeing ...

There are unhappy bunnies at the firm behind Hello Kitty after a court ruled that their rabbit character Cathy too closely resembled the Dutch rabbit Miffy. A Dutch court told Sanrio it must stop ...