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The Battle of the Supermarkets Vol. 2 – GINgle Bells, GINgle Bells, GIN All the Way
It is beginning to look a lot like a legal disputes saga between supermarkets in the UK. We have recently covered an ongoing dispute between Lidl and Tesco (see here), which relates to an alleged trade mark infringement. This time, Marks & Spencer (M&S) are suing the largest Europe’s discount grocery chain Aldi for copying their registered designs of the light-up Christmas gin bottles. This is the second legal case recently brought by M&S against Aldi, with the first involving the famous Colin the Caterpillar cake, which has since been settled. Notably, the case at hand in relation to gin…