In a ruling handed down yesterday (20 January), the Court of Appeal backed Thatchers’ assertion Aldi had infringed its trademark rights through the “sign” – or product imagery – on the Taurus SKU. “In ...

Family-owned Thatchers is suing Aldi over the retailer's Taurus cloudy lemon cider, the cans of which it says are branded so similarly that thirsty shoppers will have been "plonking it into their ...

On 20 January 2025, the English Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in a highly anticipated appeal by Thatchers Cider Company, concluding that Aldi had infringed Thatchers’ registered trade ...

This case stems from a lawsuit filed by Thatchers Cider against Aldi in IPEC back in September 2022, four months after Aldi began selling a cloudy lemon cider under the store’s Taurus line of ...

Thatchers to appeal Aldi “mimic” case verdict Thatchers had previously claimed Aldi’s Taurus cloudy cider lemon “mimics” its own cloudy lemon cider variant and could confuse consumers. Henry Mathieu ...

The England and Wales Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling which found that a cider sold by retailer Aldi did not infringe a trademark owned by cider brand Thatchers. In a ruling handed ...

In a “good decision for brand owners”, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled that a lookalike Aldi product took unfair advantage of the rights of UK cider brand Thatchers. Register for free to receive our ...

Aldi v Thatchers: Will UK appeal finally herd the copycats? Aldi’s victory over a cider brand left many wondering if the courts would ever push back on ‘copycat’ products. It’s time for the CoA to ...

Why lookalike cases are not a lost cause despite Thatchers v Aldi Aldi’s win in a dispute with a cider brewery offers some important takeaways and tips for brand owners, says Roland Mallinson of ...

Aldi has confirmed that a summer favourite has been axed from shelves. The supermarket revealed that one of its products is no longer available to buy in stores after a customer asked where it had ...

Credit: Thatchers. UK cider maker Thatchers has seen its trademark lawsuit against Germany-headquartered retailer Aldi dismissed by the High Court.

German discount supermarket chain Aldi was on Thursday accused by a British cider company of having "copycatted" its cloudy lemon cider in a case which may leave a bitter taste in the mouth of a ...