ALDI In Two Courts: UK And Australia – Cider And Sweets

In this article, we discuss two IP judgments involving the discount supermarket chain, Aldi. Both deal with the issue of supermarket look-alikes. The first one is a continuation of a well-known UK case, whereas the other case took place in Australia.

UK – Thatchers Cider v Aldi

We have discussed this case before and a quick summary is below:

The High Court – there will be no confusion

This highly-published case started its life in the UK High Court. The Court found that, despite similarities relating to the get-ups of Thatchers cider and Aldi's Taurus cider (see representations below), these were not such that there would be consumer confusion. This judgment was taken on appeal.