Soft drinks brand Robinsons is suing Aldi, accusing the discounter of trademark infringement over its mini squash product.

The soft drinks brand filed a claim on 19 March in the High Court, with its lawyers pointing out similarities between Aldi’s Sun Quench Squirty Squash and Robinsons’ Mini.

While details of the case have yet to be made public, it is understood Robinsons, which is owned by soft drinks manufacturer Britvic, is being represented by intellectual property law firm Stobbs.

Stobbs has previously represented M&S, which in 2024 won a lawsuit against Aldi over a copycat gin liqueur festive ‘light-up’ bottle.

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The new legal battle is the latest in a series of lookalike claims Aldi has faced in recent years.

Earlier this year, it lost a trademark battle against cider maker Thatchers, after the Court of Appeal ruled that Aldi did infringe the trade mark of the brand’s Cloudy Lemon Cider product – a decision that Aldi said it intended to appeal. 

Speaking at the time, an Aldi spokesperson said: “We are disappointed that the Court of Appeal disagreed with the High Court in this case. We think the Court of Appeal’s decision is wrong and we intend to appeal.

“Aldi offers exclusive brands as low-price alternatives to more expensive branded products. The High Court was clear that Aldi customers know what they are buying when they shop with us. We will continue to produce high-quality exclusive brands for our customers at unbeatable prices.”

The supermarket chain also faced legal proceedings by M&S over claims it had its Colin the Caterpillar cake design stolen, before later settling out of court in 2021.

Britvic and Aldi have been approached for comment.