between Mirabell and Reber At the end of the 1970s, another dispute arose between the industrial confection producer Mirabell (today part of Mondelez International) and its competitor Reber over the trademark. A provisional agreement was reached in 1981 between representatives of the Austrian and German governments, whereby only Austrian producers were to be allowed to use the label . Reber protested against this agreement, and the EC-Commissioner in Brussels charged with deciding in the affair finally declared the agreement invalid. This is why Reber may legitimately and continuously use his "Genuine Reber " trademark, though with a hyphen in-between. Nonetheless, only Mirabell are allowed to be round. Other industrially produced must have one flat side. Besides Mirabell and Reber, manufacturers include Hofbauer, Vienna (part of Lindt & Sprüngli), and Manner, as well as Halloren in Germany. Trivia The won the gold medal at a fair in Paris in 1905. In the winter of 2006, 80 oversized polyester , each with a diameter of 1.6 metres, were placed in the old town of Salzburg. They had been designed by artists. On the night of the 27th of March, vandals removed one of these from the Franziskanergasse, where it had been bolted to the ground. They then rolled the onto the street, causing damages of . References External links Original Salzburger Mozartkugel Website History of the Mozartkugel (in German) Organization website : mozartkugeln.org Austrian confectionery Chocolate Cultural depictions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Products introduced in 1890 German confectionery