The parent company of Lexington’s peanut butter factory is suing a national grocer for violating trademarks on its products, some of which are made in Kentucky.
In a lawsuit filed Oct. 13 in Ohio, J.M. Smucker Co. said Trader Joe’s has made a product too similar to its iconic Uncrustables frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, describing their product and its packaging as, “an obvious attempt to trade off of the fame and recognition of the Uncrustables Design Marks.”
Smucker is alleging in the federal lawsuit the Trader Joe’s product Crustless Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Sandwiches have the same crimp markings on the edge of their sandwich as Uncrustables, a design choice that violates its existing trademarks…