# Mondelēz takes vegan chocolate maker to court over O’bar design

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/toblerone-owner-sues-british-vegan-chocolate-brand-over-chunky-shape/
- Published: 2026-10-29T07:00:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T07:12:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/29/toblerone-owner-sues-british-vegan-chocolate-brand-over-chunky-shape
- Topics: Americas, Business, UK, World

## Key points

- Mondelēz is suing Catherine’s Originals over the O’bar’s shape.
- The vegan chocolatier says its design has its own identity.
- The case follows an earlier Toblerone dispute with Poundland.

## Summary

Toblerone owner Mondelēz has sued British vegan chocolate maker Catherine’s Originals in London’s High Court, alleging that its O’bar copies Toblerone’s distinctive shape and infringes its trademarks. The case matters because it tests how far a company can protect a well-known product design when a smaller rival says its own design has a separate identity.

Catherine Dodd, who founded the Sussex business in 2021, says the rounded segments reflect the “O” in Originals and that the company will defend its position. Its 200g bars cost £9.20 to £10.55, compared with £2.50 for a standard milk Toblerone. Mondelēz says it tried to resolve the dispute over several months; in 2017 it also challenged Poundland’s Twin Peaks bar, which returned to sale after changes to its packaging and shape.

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