Colin v Cuthbert. Your Verdict?
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Probably the most important court battle this century, but which way are you leaning?
BBC News - Colin the Caterpillar cake row: Judge Rinder gives his verdict
Oh I like a good cake fight. Why not bring in the other Caterpillars, Connie M&S, Carl/Curly Tesco, Clyde and Bonnie Asda, Wiggles Sainsbury, Morris Morrisons, Cecil Waitrose, Charlie Co-Op. Bet there'll be lots of crumbs flying 
Aldi and Lidl have got away with this for years so I donβt know if the caterpillars will be any different. They must have a good legal department.
I suppose M&S are protecting their copyright. Next there will lots of Percy Pig sweet copies on the market.
But it's like McCain trying to trademark 'chips'.
They can't say that any other company can't do chips, so I can't see how M&S can win this case.
Initially when I read this story I thought M&S were overreacting, but after looking at the pictures of the caterpillar cakes I'm not so sure. Aldi's one is just like the M&S one. The caterpillar cakes I've seen from other supermarkets look different, they have different faces or decorations. But the design of the Aldi one is almost identical.
I think I'm on M&S's side on this one. Aldi could have done what the other supermarkets did when they launched caterpillar cakes, and had their own design.
I bet the manufacturer makes both. But letβs obtain some news. Some peeps who shop at M&S wonβt know who Aldi is 
I'm pretty certain that if I did decide to buy a fancy chocolate roll, then I'd shop at Aldi or Lidl simply for costs ...however .... I am 100% certain that I there's no way I would ever confuse the origins of my purchase .... Congrats to M and S on the imaginative advertising of their caterpillar cake. 
lynneh no, i hardly ever go to m&s. I have a gift card to use there but im not in any hurry, its just far too overpriced for my liking!
PinkElephant26 well I can recommend the dine in is a good deal. They often do other meal deals. Itβs a gift card. Treat yo self. X
Am I the only one that doesn't actually like Colin the Caterpillar cake, or any of its imitations?
Basically just a big chocolate swiss roll with some chocolate covering.
Hmm just Aldi?That brings the point home well ... I feel as tho I'm now an expert on caterpillar cakes!
Not a fan of either, although Iβm more likely to buy the cheaper one if I had to. Iβm sure they come out of the same factories anyway - more mass produced junk just packaged differently
...I'm with you .... go with the cheaper one cos as you say, it probably came from same place .... and then if I don't like it there's always the expensive version 
The comments on social media from Aldi are hilarious! the comment section is brilliant if you want a giggle!
Hats off to Aldi .......
BBC News - Aldi brings back Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake for charity
It's been an interesting and very entertaining chat post topic ....what next ......
Aldi and Lidl have copying goods down to a fine art. Many of their labels resemble branded goods and you power tools that resemble the colouring of mainstream brands. I've seen a action camera that had an external case that resembled a gopro and the menu's were very similar, of course it was a very basic action camera with minimal features and poor quality but gave a good impression of its self on the shelf. They walk a fine tightrope between legal and illegal copying of other brands.
I mean if they want to sue Aldi, they might as well bring in the others too. There's Tesco and Asda etc
The free publicity this is generating for both companies will help with legal costs!
I heard this morning that Aldi have said that M&S should drop the legal case and all profits from both Colin and Cuthbert be given to cancer research instead of lining the pockets of Solicitors. 
It's hardly up to Aldi to decide that surely, you don't have the criminal dictating to the victim whether they go the police or not.
Personally I find the wholesale copying of other brand's goods pretty disgusting. You see it with Aldi and Lidl and many Chinese manufacturers too. They simply copy the look of more mainstream products in order to benefit from the marketing and acceptance of those products which may have taken many years to develop at huge costs. The consumer often believes somehow the products are related to. I've seen comments from people for the generic Chinese power tools made to look like Bosch models that somehow they are made at the same factory etc. It does seem to work with some people they do connect similar styled products together.
Now even chip shops are getting in on the act, although this sounds truly disgusting. Chippy sells deep-fried Colin the Caterpillar cake 
https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/25/chippy-sells-deep-fried-colin-the-caterpillar-cake-14468105/
I think it's silly. All supermarkets have similar products and to be honest it's more about the taste of them. I bight one in asda and was awful and dry. Is the aldi one nice? If you shop and Mark and Spencer wil u also shop at aldi? Unlikely 
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