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Andrew Lux at Greenberg Glusker’s Litigation Group explores how cases like Smucker’s lawsuit against Trader Joe’s could redefine trademark and trade dress regulation.

Beyond Meat been ordered to pay fellow alt-meat company Vegadelphia Foods $38.9 million in damages, after a federal court jury found it liable for trademark infringement.

Death Wish Coffee Co has initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit against Liquid Death, a brand known for its edgy marketing of canned water and beverages.

PepsiCo is facing a class action lawsuit over allegedly offering preferential pricing to some retailers, a violation of US anti-trust laws.

Danone has filed a federal lawsuit against Chobani, accusing the dairy and beverage company of copying the tagline and packaging of one of its top-selling cold brew coffee products.

Aldi has been denied permission to appeal against the January 2025 court ruling that it infringed on Thatchers Cider Company’s trademark with its Taurus Cloudy Lemon Cider product.

Mondelēz International has filed a lawsuit against retail chain Aldi, alleging that the retailer has ‘blatantly’ copied the packaging designs for several of Mondelēz’s well-known cookie and cracker brands.

DSM-Firmenich has won its patent infringement case against Canada-based Mara Renewables Corporation and its UK subsidiary, Algal Omega-3.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, accusing the company of engaging in illegal price discrimination.