Law360 (August 18, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT) -- Jam maker J.M. Smucker Co. has filed a lawsuit saying bankrupt Pierre Foods Inc.'s crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches infringe the trademark for J.M. Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches.
In a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, J.M. Smucker accused Pierre and subsidiary Clovervale Farms Inc. of selling a sandwich product that consumers would likely associate with J.M. Smucker's Uncrustables brand.
J.M. Smucker first launched its round crustless sandwich in 1998 and spent tens of millions of dollars marketing...
J.M. Smucker Sues Pierre Foods Over Crustless PB&J
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