BBC NEWS: "The granddaughter of author AA Milne has been denied merchandising rights to Winnie the Pooh by a US court, in the latest stage of a decade-old legal row.
The judgement will be a blow to Walt Disney, which was supporting Clare Milne in the hope of winning back the rights from the Slesinger family.
The Slesingers have the US rights to Pooh, and have accused entertainment giant Disney of withholding royalties.
The final trial in the case is now scheduled for January 2005. "