On 20 January 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the trade mark dispute between Thatchers Cider Company Limited (“Thatchers”), ...
In a landmark ruling on look-alikes, the Court of Appeal decided that Aldi infringed on the British cider brand Thatchers’ trademark with its cloudy lemon cider product. Thatchers launched a ...
Euan Duncan, partner at legal advisors Morton Fraser MacRoberts, analyses the significance of Thatchers Cider winning its ...
In an about turn from the IPEC decision, which we blogged about here, the Court of Appeal, (Thatchers Cider Co Ltd v Aldi Stores Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 5), has found in favour of Thatchers, holding that ...
Thatchers claim Aldi copied its cloudy lemon cider (Picture: Thatchers) Aldi said ‘customers know what they are buying when they shop with us’ (Picture: Aldi) He said Aldi achieved ...
Thatchers has won a trademark battle against Aldi over its cloudy lemon cider. The Somerset-based brewer had sued the budget supermarket for the infringement, claiming that Aldi's Taurus brand ...
On 20 January 2025, the English Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in a highly anticipated appeal by Thatchers Cider Company, concluding ...
Thatchers has won a Court of Appeal trademark dispute with Aldi over its cloudy lemon cider. The Somerset cider maker had accused the supermarket giant of imitating its product with Aldi's Taurus ...
The dispute centres on Thatchers’ claims Aldi’s Taurus cloudy cider lemon “mimics” its variant and could confuse drinkers. The family-owned Thatchers launched its lawsuit against the ...
Cider maker Thatchers has succeeded in its appeal against budget supermarket Aldi for trade mark infringement over its cloudy lemon cider. Thatchers claimed Aldi had infringed its trade mark as ...