why legal protection for a shape is so hard to come by
- Written by Stavroula Karapapa, Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Law, University of Essex
UK retailers Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Aldi have finally called a truce to the trademark-based legal spat pitting their caterpillar cakes, Colin and Cuthbert, against each other. While details of the settlement have not been made public, Aldi’s Cuthbert will not reportedly return in quite the same form. As Aldi tweeted, upon announcing...
