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The food company J. M. Smucker accused Trader Joe’s of ripping off its trademark peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a lawsuit filed this week.

The Monrovia-based Trader Joe’s crustless, round sandwich pockets are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables , the lawsuit said. Both products are disc-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with crimped edges that are kept in the freezer.

Smucker said the distinct appearance of Uncrustables is protected by several trademarks, and Trader Joe’s version “constitutes trademark infringement, trademark dilution [and] unfair competition.”

The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Ohio and says Smucker is entitled to damages and

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