FINAL OUTCOME
No formal outcome
NO FORMAL OUTCOME · Finality unconfirmed
Similar shape and a nine-year gap keep the “original” talk alive, but no claim by Meiji or ruling by a court or IP office was found. No infringement has been established.
- Original
- Meiji Kinoko no Yama · 1975
- Compared
- Orion Choco Songi · 1984
- Launch gap
- 9 years later
- Alleged
- Product shape
- Licence
- Unknown
- Rights
- None asserted
Look at how it actually ended, not at how alike it looks. An allegation is not a finding.
ALLEGATION → RESPONSE → DECISION → OUTCOME
Allegation
Public Korean press describes Kinoko no Yama as Choco Songi’s precursor.
Company response
Nothing confirmed
Court / agency decision
No lawsuit or trial found — no infringement established.
Final outcome
NO FORMAL OUTCOME — Talked about, but no legal proceeding or ruling found
SIMILARITY MATRIX
What was said to be alike, item by item
- Launch
- 1975 → 1984 · 9 years later
- Product shape
- Similarity alleged — Mushroom shape: biscuit stem, chocolate cap
- Packaging
- Unknown
- Product name
- Different
- Recipe / taste
- Unknown
- Licence
- Unknown
- Legal conclusion
- No formal outcome
No automatic image-similarity score is used; looking alike is not legal infringement. Official images are added once usage rights are confirmed.
TIMELINE
In order
- 1975 LAUNCHMeiji launches Kinoko no Yama · 메이지(明治) (B)
- 1984 LAUNCHOrion launches Choco Songi (9 years later) · 세계일보 (C)
- — OUTCOMENo lawsuit, trial or ruling found
UNKNOWN
Left blank for lack of a source
- Any licence or partnership
- Either company’s statement
- Any legal proceeding
No “saved R&D cost” estimate is made without real data.
SOURCES
Checked 2026-10-08. Not legal advice. Know of an error or a later ruling? Tell us.