Lindt wins 'chocolate ball' legal case against Aldi

Chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli has won a legal case against the retailer Aldi Suisse for infringing the trademark rights of its Lindor chocolate balls. Aldi must stop selling its own chocolate balls for now. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Commercial Court of canton Aargau agreed with Lindt & Sprüngli's argument that the "Moser Roth" chocolate balls sold by Aldi Suisse, the Swiss branch of the German discounter, were "unnecessarily similar" to its Lindor balls. This was detailed in a court ruling issued on December 14. The verdict was first reported by the Aargauer Zeitung newspaper. Lindt & Sprüngli has annual sales of CHF44.8 million ($49.6 million) in Switzerland from its Lindor balls, according to the ruling. Aldi Suisse had been selling chocolate balls under the "Moser Roth" brand. Like Lindor balls, the Aldi version has a red-and-blue wrapper and had been sold as a "Christmas edition" since October 2024. In the ruling, Lindt & Sprüngli ...