甘い victory for M&S: Percy Pig 製造者s agree 解決／入植地 with 競争相手 Swizzels after 告発する／非難するing them of copying its beloved candy

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示すs & Spencer has agreed a 解決／入植地 with sweetmaker Swizzels after 告発する／非難するing them of copying their much-loved Percy Pigs.

The supermarket chain said it had reached an '友好的な 決意／決議' with the Derbyshire-based confectionery 商売／仕事, who had agreed to change the design of its Pigs 襲う，襲って強奪するs 扱う／治療するs.

The retailer's lawyers had （人命などを）奪う，主張するd that the 甘いs were so alike that 顧客s might have ended up buying the wrong ones.

A 37-page 文書 とじ込み／提出するd at the High 法廷，裁判所 in London in November said the Percy Pig brand had 生成するd a £131.7 million turnover since its 開始する，打ち上げる in 1993 and 現在／一般に 271 捕らえる、獲得するs were sold a minute.

In their 合法的な submission, an example was used of a 顧客 who loved the 甘いs so much they had a tattoo of Percy's 直面する.

甘い wars: M&S （刑事）被告 Swizzels of copying their Percy Pigs (left) for the design of their Pigs 襲う，襲って強奪するs (権利). Today they reached an '友好的な 決意／決議'?

Last month, family-run gelato shop, Fabio's Gelato, was 軍隊d to change the 指名する of its Percy Pig ice cream after it received a 中止する and desist letter from the retailer

An M&S 広報担当者 said: 'M&S has a proud history as a 主要な innovator and for almost 140 years 顧客s have turned to M&S for unique, 初めの, 質 製品s - conceived, created and developed と一緒に 信用d 供給者s and produced to the highest 基準s.

'M&S has made a 重要な 投資 in building a strong Percy Pig brand over the past 30 years and believe it is important to 保護する the 登録（する）d trademarks relating to Percy Pig's 外見.'

設立するd in 1928, Derbyshire-based Swizzels is 井戸／弁護士席-known for classics such as Refreshers, Parma Violets and Drumsticks and has been selling its Pigs 襲う，襲って強奪するs 甘いs since 1996.

M&S has 以前 taken 井戸／弁護士席-publicised 合法的な 活動／戦闘 against retailers for （規則などを）破る／侵害するing their trademarks, but in this 事例／患者 they have taken 活動／戦闘 against a 製造業者.

Earlier this year, Aldi?lost a 法廷，裁判所 戦う／戦い against 示すs & Spencer after 存在 （刑事）被告 of copying its light-up Christmas gin 瓶／封じ込めるs.?

The High 法廷，裁判所 支配するd that Aldi （規則などを）破る／侵害するd the design of its 競争相手's 製品, in a major blow to the German discounter, which had 否定するd the 告訴，告発s.

The 列／漕ぐ／騒動 was over the design of M&S' 'light-up gin 瓶／封じ込めるs' which were sold during Christmas 2020, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing that Aldi's 2021 gold flake blackberry and clementine gin liqueurs were 'strikingly 類似の' to its own 製品s.?

The 事例／患者 was the 最新の 合法的な 口論する人 between the companies, after M&S had 以前 （刑事）被告 the 割引 supermarket chain of copying the design of its Colin the Caterpillar cake?with its 競争相手 Cuthbert.

示すs & Spencer ended the?supermarket cake wars after calling a 一時休戦 with Aldi in February last year.

M&S 告訴するd Aldi for 恐らく （規則などを）破る／侵害するing the design of its 'light-up gin 瓶／封じ込めるs' which were sold during Christmas 2020, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing that Aldi's 2021 gold flake blackberry and clementine gin li queurs were 'strikingly 類似の' to its own 製品s

示すs & Spencer has settled an 知識人 所有物／資産／財産 （人命などを）奪う，主張する with the German discounter Aldi after it （刑事）被告 them of copying the design of its famous Colin the Caterpillar cake (pictured) for their 競争相手 Cuthbert

詳細（に述べる）s of the 'confidential' 取引，協定 have not been 明らかにする／漏らすd, but it is understood that Cuthbert (pictured) will not appear again in やめる the same form?

Lawyers had been brought in on the 知識人 所有物／資産／財産 （人命などを）奪う，主張する, which even made it to the High 法廷，裁判所 last year.

Both supermarkets 確認するd an 協定 has been struck to 解決する the 衝突 over the cake.

詳細（に述べる）s of the 'confidential' 取引，協定 have not been 明らかにする／漏らすd, but it is understood that Cuthbert will not appear again in やめる the same form.

Last month, a?family-run gelato shop was 軍隊d to change the 指名する of its Percy Pig ice cream after it received a 中止する and desist letter from 示すs & Spencer.

Fabio's Gelato, based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, received the letter which 含むd a pack of 甘いs on May 11, a week after the new flavour was 発表するd on its Facebook page.

M&S （人命などを）奪う，主張するd the owner, Fabio Vincineti, could not use the 指名する of the 製品 - because since 1992 Percy Pig can only be used on '公式の／役人 M&S 製品s'.

Mr Vincineti, who owns the 商売／仕事 with his wife Hannah, said: 'Just before the King's 載冠（式）／即位（式） we made the ice cream and advertised it.

'The day we 現実に started selling it was the day we were sent the letter. It said we were more than welcome to use the 製品 but not the 指名する.