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Why didn't M&S sue other stores for "copycat" caterpillar cakes?

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Star555 · 15/04/2021 16:50

www.bbc.com/news/business-56756731

M&S now suing Aldi for "Cuthbert the Caterpillar"...but why didn't they sue other stores for the their Colin the Caterpillar imitation cakes like Tesco's Curly or Sainsbury's Wiggles?

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Star555 · 02/02/2022 06:20

UPDATE: The Colin vs Cuthbert war is now over, and it looks like Colin came out on top!
www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/01/marks-spencer-and-aldi-call-truce-in-colin-the-caterpillar-cake-war

"Details of the deal, which was finalised in the high court last week, have not been revealed, but it is understood that Cuthbert will not appear again in quite the same form."

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EishetChayil · 02/02/2022 08:45

Imagine studying for years to be a lawyer, only to be assigned to a case defending copyright on a caterpillar-shaped cake Grin

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