- 21 Apr 2021 10:57
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A very British affair that is rumoured to become a Netflix series in the future.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/15/ms-takes-aldi-to-court-over-colin-the-caterpillar-look-alike-cake
For those who don't know, two food chains are going to court over the intellectual property of a chocolate cake roll. That is right, even cake rolls have an IP. Unfortunately if this case was won we would have an issue with all budget food lines like Coke, Digestive Biscuits, Corn Flakes, Fondant Cakes and basically anything else that also has an IP and has a similar supermarket branded line that is besides it. It should also be noted that you would have to be a moron to walk into a budget supermarket and think you were buying a premium food line in any case which is where the court case argument lies. Which is why every commentor thinks this case will go nowhere as they haven't challenged their IP against other supermarkets for thirty years. But even so, the twitter war between both supermarkets are amusing and I think this story has far to go. So here is a thread page for the Cuthbert the Caterpillar Vs Narks and Snitches upcoming court case.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/15/ms-takes-aldi-to-court-over-colin-the-caterpillar-look-alike-cake
For those who don't know, two food chains are going to court over the intellectual property of a chocolate cake roll. That is right, even cake rolls have an IP. Unfortunately if this case was won we would have an issue with all budget food lines like Coke, Digestive Biscuits, Corn Flakes, Fondant Cakes and basically anything else that also has an IP and has a similar supermarket branded line that is besides it. It should also be noted that you would have to be a moron to walk into a budget supermarket and think you were buying a premium food line in any case which is where the court case argument lies. Which is why every commentor thinks this case will go nowhere as they haven't challenged their IP against other supermarkets for thirty years. But even so, the twitter war between both supermarkets are amusing and I think this story has far to go. So here is a thread page for the Cuthbert the Caterpillar Vs Narks and Snitches upcoming court case.