M&S and Aldi settle Colin the Caterpillar copyright dispute

M&S and Aldi settle Colin the Caterpillar copyright dispute
Marks and Spencer and Aldi have reached a settlement in a copyright dispute over the design of their caterpillar cakes.

M&S launched legal action against the German discount store in April last year, accusing Aldi of copying the design of its Colin the Caterpillar cake in a bid to force Aldi to take its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake off the shelves and agree not to sell anything resembling it in the future.

Both supermarket giants have confirmed a deal has been struck.

In May, Aldi started selling its caterpillar cake again after making changes to its design.

Deputy Master Timothy John Bowles signed off an agreement in a consent order filed at the High Court on Thursday.

The order allowed the claim to be withdrawn and said the retailers had reached a “confidential agreement” in November.