The Delhi High Court has suggested that Ferrero SpA, the maker of Nutella sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread, may consider using over 3.05 lakh seized infringing glass jars for filling its products and donating them to NGOs feeding the poor as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora made the observation while directing the defendants, who were found manufacturing and selling glass jars that were near-identical copies of Nutella’s original jars, to hand over all the seized jars to Ferrero SpA. The court noted that the total value of the seized jars was assessed at ₹62.84 lakh.

“In case, the plaintiff does not wish to use the jars for its own products for retail selling, it may consider using these jars for filling up its products and

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