More polar bear news from Germany, which illustrate the financial worth of the polar bear brands and as such may explain the reasons for the various trade mark disputes surrounding the bear cubs Knut, Flocke and Fu Long in Germany and Austria. Der Tagesspiegel reports that the Tierpark Neumünster zoo has sued the Berlin Zoo for a share of the royalties earned through licensing the "Knut polar bear brand". Knut's father, polar bear Lars, is owned by the Neumünster zoo , which claims that both zoos have an agreement which grants Neumünster zoo a certain share of the Knut profits. The Higher Regional Court of Berlin now has to decide whether Tierpark Neumünster should rightfully have a share of the alleged 6.8 million Euros the Berlin Zoo earned in 2007 by marketing polar bear cub Knut. Furthermore, Tierpark Neumünster wants the Berlin Zoo to disclose its Knut related earnings. A spokesperson for the Berlin zoo is quoted as saying that all the Tierpark Neumünster could get are "some penguins". The agreement between both zoos did not foresee any share of profits. Tierpark Neumünster does not receive any state subsidies and is hoping to renovate some parts of its zoo with the Knut profits.