The young entrepreneur behind a vegan chocolate company fighting a trademark lawsuit against Toblerone fears the legal battle could force her business to collapse.
Catherine’s Originals, which sells plant-based, gluten-free and dairy-free chocolate, has been accused by Mondelez International of trademark infringement and ‘passing off’ the iconic Toblerone pyramids with its O’bar range.
But Catherine Dodd, the 24-year-old businesswoman behind the Sussex company, has fired back at the US snacks giant, claiming it is ‘attempting to bully us into submission’.
Her company’s O’bar chocolates are designed as traditional rectangular bars divided into segments, each with a round semi-oval shape on top.
But Mondelez International, which is
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