Battle of biscuits: Maliban agrees to change packaging after Munchee sues

12 Sep 2012

The legal battle between Ceylon Biscuits Ltd, the manufacturer of the ‘Munchee’ brand of biscuits, and biscuit titan Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Ltd. has been amicably settled. The settlement was arrived at as the Defendant Maliban Biscuit Manufactories agreed to change its trade dress, which the Plaintiff Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. alleged had been its trade dress for ‘Munchee Hawaian Cookies’ and ‘Munchee Lite Marie’ products.