Budget supermarket Aldi's appeal against a ruling that it infringed on Marks and Spencer's festive gin-based liqueur bottle design was rejected. The court of appeal found Aldi's bottle to be 'strikingly similar' to M&S's light-up gin bottle, marking another loss for the German supermarket in a series of legal battles with brand rivals. The decision is part of a long-running festive gin bottle row between the two retailers over the design, which has seen the increasingly popular Aldi face multiple court cases.
Aldi lost its appeal Tuesday that challenged a ruling that it copied the design of a line of Marks & Spencer light-up gin bottles after an appeals court rejected its arguments that a grace period should factor into the calculations. https://t.co/nzoYM9lUps
A long-running spat between Aldi and Marks & Spencer over light-up gin bottles is just the latest in a line of court cases the increasingly popular German discounter has faced with its brand rivals āļø: @PA_Consumer https://t.co/edV5lSzqq0
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