Just months after their infamous copyright row over the Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake, Marks & Spencer is once again taking Aldi to court for allegedly 'copying' one of its products.
This time, M&S is suing the German bargain giant over one of its alcoholic items.
As reported by Glasgow Live, Marks & Spencer is said to have submitted legal documents claiming that Aldi 'copied' the idea for its light-up gin bottles.
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The supermarket, which had previously filed a lawsuit claiming Aldi had plagiarised its Colin the Caterpillar cakes, has stated that the festive bottles looks "strikingly similar" to their own.
The two products both contain a light feature, gold leaf flakes, and a seasonal forest graphic imprinted on the bottle - which M&S claims are protected features.
The £6 Aldi gin is significantly cheaper than the £20 M&S version, and the lawsuit claims that customers were misled to believe that both gins were of the same standard meaning Aldi could "ride on the coat-tails" of its reputation helped by the fact their price-point is £14 lower.
The store also noted it wants Aldi to destroy or hand over any product that may breach the injunction, as well as an investigation into potential damages.
Similar to the #FreeCuthbert social media movement driven by Aldi on Twitter, they have been tweeting again about their 'second round' with Marks.
Taking to Twitter to defend themselves, AldiUK tweeted: "@marksandspencer suing us again #FreeCuthbert #Round2."
Another tweet read: "Bad Boys 4 life #FreeCuthbert #Round2" along with several other tweets - all of which are racking up thousand of likes and retweets."
In response to the latest case, an M&S spokesperson said the firm knew the "true value and cost of innovation and the enormous time, passion, creativity, energy and attention to detail, that goes into designing, developing and bringing a product to market".
They added: "Our customers have confidence in our products because they trust our quality and sourcing standards so we will always seek to protect our reputation for freshness, quality, innovation and value - and protect our customers from obvious copies."
M&S have not replied to their tweets.
