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The J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s over an alleged Uncrustables knockoff.

Smucker’s says it has spent a billion dollars developing and marketing the thaw-to-eat peanut butter and jelly sandwich over the last two decades.

The food maker alleges that Trader Joe’s violated its various trademarks, including the image of “a round crustless sandwich with a bite taken out showing filling on the inside.”

Trader Joe’s is well-known for its fun food creations and dupes of popular snacks, but one new product has landed the grocer in a legal battle .

The J.M. Smucker Co. filed a lawsuit against Trader Joe’s in federal court in Ohio on Monday, alleging that Trader Joe’s has violated its design and packaging trademarks with its round, crustless peanut butter and jelly sand

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