Marks & Spencer launches UK court action to stop Aldi selling similar caterpillar cake
M&S has filed an intellectual property claim. By Press Association Thursday 15 Apr 2021, 11:47 AM 6 hours ago 24,551 Views 5 Comments
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Image: Wikimedia
SUPERMARKET CHAIN MARKS & Spencer has started legal action against Aldi in an effort to protect its Colin the Caterpillar cake, claiming its rival’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar product infringes its trademark.
M&S, which lodged an intellectual property claim in the UK’s High Court this week, is arguing that the similarity of Aldi’s product leads consumers to believe they are of the same standard and “ride on the coat-tails” of M&S’s reputation with the product.
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Marks & Spencer launches action in UK against Aldi over Colin the Caterpillar trademark Retailer wants rival chain to stop selling Cuthbert the Caterpillar product
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) has started legal action in the UK against Aldi, claiming that its rival’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar product infringes a trademark for its Colin the Caterpillar cake.
M&S, which lodged an intellectual property claim with the UK High Court this week, is arguing that the similarity of Aldi’s product to the M&S cake leads consumers to believe they are of the same standard and rides “on the coattails” of M&S’s reputation with the product.
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