M&S Colin Choc Log is taking Aldi's Cuthbert Choc Log To Court

[arista]

Typical Of German Owned Aldi UK
they have Copied Colin into their Cuthbert

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/15/12/41791286-9474381-M_S_launched_an_intellectual_property_claim_with_t he_High_Court_-m-2_1618485863084.jpg
Colin M&S Copyrighted design.



https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/15/12/41792446-9474381-image-a-15_1618487499579.jpg
The Aldi Bootleg

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9474381/Colin-Caterpillar-M-S-sues-Aldi-4-99-Cuthbert-Caterpillar.html



Sign Of The Times

[Josy]

The battle of the chocolate logs

[Dogeatdog]

I’m sure Sainsburys has one of these as well called ‘Wiggles the Caterpillar”?

[arista]

Yes but it is Clear
Aldi has Copied that M&S Established Cake

It looks just like an M&S Colin.

The Judge will get Aldi to halt their Cuthbert.

[Dogeatdog]

I think Colin should abdicate the throne and let Wiggles have their reign tbh.

[Smithy]

Literally every supermarket going has their own version, this is so dumb

[UserSince2005]

I can't believe they have only been around 30 years.

My mum always used to get ones for me as a kid. She is such a trendsetter.

My mum should take M&S to court for making Colin the Caterpillar the success it is today.

[arista]

Literally every supermarket going has their own version, this is so dumb


No Aldi in particular
have copied the Colin M&S design
100%



M&S will win this in Court.


3 Copyrights are registered by M&S



[infringing the trademark of its Colin the Caterpillar cake.]

https://news.sky.com/story/m-s-in-legal-claim-against-aldi-over-colin-the-caterpillar-trademark-12276152

[arista]

I’m sure Sainsburys has one of these as well called ‘Wiggles the Caterpillar”?


Yes but its not the same Design.

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ebia-cdXYAkUODF?format=jpg&name=900x900

This Iceland Version
is not the same, for example

[Crimson Dynamo]

This court case could go on for Moths...

[Ammi]

...Colin logs out as Cuthbert logs in...is it a multi, Arista...?...

[arista]

This court case could go on for Months...



Yes and at the End
German Aldi will be guilty

[Jordan.]

sM5nfsbC760

[Ammi]

sM5nfsbC760

...that German Cuthbert...coming over here, taking our Colin’s place...

[Alf]

Asda copied the same bloomer as my local Baker. He should sue them

[Aaliyah]

Wouldn't lower myself to eat a dry roasted peanut from Aldi, nevermind trust their cheap ingredients for cake! M&S all the way

[Strictly Jake]

Why have they only just noticed this though? I bought one of these a couple of years ago from Aldi1

[arista]

Why have they only just noticed this though? I bought one of these a couple of years ago from Aldi1


No its been spoken between
the 2 companies for a long time
But now in the High Court.
M&S to Win.




Aldi is Arrogant.

Nasty Cheats.

[arista]

Asda copied the same bloomer as my local Baker. He should sue them


No,
Costs for a Lawyer
too high.

[arista]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-56768197

You ASS Judge Rinder gives his verdict Pathetic 2mins video
Its not at all what you just said

Its the Bloody Face of Colin
that Aldi has Stolen

[Vicky.]

Ahhh my mam still buys these for birthdays sometimes :D

I swear she says she gets it from tesco though?

[Vicky.]

Oh is the problem that it has a white chocolate face, instead of a orange/other one? Thats a bit..petty to me, given it seems most/all supermarkets do their own versions :laugh:

[arista]

Oh is the problem that it has a white chocolate face, instead of a orange/other one? Thats a bit..petty to me, given it seems most/all supermarkets do their own versions :laugh:


No the Orange Face is Fine
no legal problem.


Check Post 1

The Bloody Cheat ALDI
have the same face as M&S



M&S will Win this
beating German Owned Aldi.

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/15/12/41792446-9474381-image-a-15_1618487499579.jpg


Look Vicky
that's a Colin in the Aldi
under another name


F..... FACT

[Jessica.]

Stupid, if someone is wanting Colin they'll get him, aldi isn't taking their custom so it's a pointless lawsuit

[arista]

Stupid, if someone is wanting Colin they'll get him, aldi isn't taking their custom so it's a pointless lawsuit


No its a Clear Copyright Design
Aldi are Guilty


High Courts will rule on this

[Tom4784]

It's a foolish lawsuit on M&S' part really. Aldi is pretty much the most popular supermarket, and targetting a product on their shelves isn't going to magically make people buy it from M&S instead, it'll just stir up anti-M&S sentiment. Aldi's pretty much played a blinder on the social media front since they've successfully set up M&S as the villains of the story and that will only damage M&S while driving sales of Aldi's cake because of the attention on it.

[arista]

No Dezzy the Face is Bang on the Same
as Colin the M&S Copyrighted Cake.


Stinking Aldi are Guilty

[arista]

Typical Of German Owned Aldi UK
they have Copied Colin into their Cuthbert

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/15/12/41791286-9474381-M_S_launched_an_intellectual_property_claim_with_t he_High_Court_-m-2_1618485863084.jpg
Colin M&S Copyrighted design.



https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/15/12/41792446-9474381-image-a-15_1618487499579.jpg
The Aldi Bootleg

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9474381/Colin-Caterpillar-M-S-sues-Aldi-4-99-Cuthbert-Caterpillar.html



Sign Of The Times


Posting again as some folks need the Clear Photo Evidence on Page 2

© M&S 2021

[Cherie]

You can’t pick and choose when you apply copyright infringement, it clearly is an infringement and needs addressing

[arista]

You can’t pick and choose when you apply copyright infringement, it clearly is an infringement and needs addressing



Yes Aldi will have to go Orange face or something else

[Cherie]

Yes Aldi will have to go Orange face or something else

It’s a caterpillar it should have a green face!

[Dogeatdog]

https://i.ibb.co/Vx6tKsM/2193-AAA0-1-B48-4613-AD66-9-E8-F8-B1-F14-ED.jpg

[arista]

https://i.ibb.co/Vx6tKsM/2193-AAA0-1-B48-4613-AD66-9-E8-F8-B1-F14-ED.jpg



Thats also a Bloody COLIN

[arista]

It’s a caterpillar it should have a green face!


Will it sell ?


Green is Lime
too bitter

[Cherie]

https://i.ibb.co/Vx6tKsM/2193-AAA0-1-B48-4613-AD66-9-E8-F8-B1-F14-ED.jpg

I saw this yesterday, one of the comments was

SLICED :laugh:

[bots]

a caterpillar tried to bite me once, it was a real nasty bugger

[Dogeatdog]

I saw this yesterday, one of the comments was

SLICED :laugh:

Omg :laugh:.

I see this one earlier as well :laugh:

https://i.ibb.co/TMkkXJM/BD5-D3-E8-B-8-C18-4-D14-BB6-C-C6-C48-F354045.jpg

[arista]

Yes buy your Fresh Veg in Aldi
Then M&S Food hall for the rest.

Great place.

[arista]

ITV1HD This Morning
starts with the Colin War.


Showing Cuthbert in Jail

[Cherie]

ITV1HD This Morning
starts with the Colin War.


Showing Cuthbert in Jail

Jails too good for him :fist:

[user104658]

Yes buy your Fresh Veg in Aldi
Then M&S Food hall for the rest.

Great place.

If you have a Lidl nearby go there instead of Aldi every time. Even Aldi fruit & veg is trash. Some of the old Lidl's are pretty grim but the "new purpose built" ones that have been springing up over the last couple of years are great.

[arista]

1384489545899470853

[arista]

[Colin the Caterpillar was launched by
M&S about 30 years ago.
His appearance has been substantially
unchanged since around 2004,
except for adaptations for events such as Halloween
and Christmas, and related products
such as Connie the Caterpillar.]

[Colin is central to M&S's partnership with
cancer charity Macmillan, and the retailer
has created a Colin product for the annual
World's Biggest Coffee Morning fundraising event.
The cake is a sponge with milk chocolate
and buttercream, topped with chocolate sweets
and a smiling white chocolate face.
M&S was the first retailer to sell a caterpillar cake,
but many supermarkets have since created
their own similar products.]

[arista]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CF10/production/_118080035_cakes-2-002.jpg

[arista]

[Marks & Spencer has stepped up its caterpillar
rights wrangle with Aldi after the
discounter said its Cuthbert cake
was returning for charity.
Aldi had stopped selling the cake in February,
two months before M&S accused the
supermarket of infringing its
Colin the Caterpillar trademark.

But now sales of a limited edition version
will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and
Macmillan Cancer Support.

M&S said it loved a charity idea,
but Aldi should use its own character.

Unveiling the idea on social media,
Aldi said: "Let's raise money for
charity, not lawyers."
M&S replied that a cake based on
Aldi's Kevin the Carrot commercials
would be better,
adding: "That idea's on us."]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56812445

[arista]

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[Livia]

No,
Costs for a Lawyer
too high.

That's a filthy lie, arista........