--- title: Pepperidge Farm Sues Trader Joe's Over Cookies description: Accusing Trader Joe's cookies of being too similar to Milanos canonical: https://time.com/4137544/pepperidge-farms-trader-joes-milano-cookies-lawsuit/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-05T16:36:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:27:24.865Z og:title: Pepperidge Farms Sues Trader Joe's Over Cookies og:description: Accusing Trader Joe's cookies of being too similar to Milanos og:url: https://time.com/4137544/pepperidge-farms-trader-joes-milano-cookies-lawsuit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5305872f7e567075/698873e1524fc0802ddf5c4e/gettyimages-464320212.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Campbell Soup Co. 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Pepperidge Farm's Milano cookies in Tiskilwa, IL on Feb. 24, 2015.Bloomberg—Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Dec 5, 2015 4:36 PM UTC Pepperidge Farm is suing Trader Joe’s over a line of cookies the company says look [a little too similar](http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/12/04/pepperidge-farm-sues-trader-joes-milano-cookie-look-alike/76786884/) to the iconic Milano cookies. The bakery brand, a division of Campbell Soup, filed a complaint Wednesday in federal court against Trader Joe’s for marketing Crispy Cookies, which Pepperidge Farm says are too close to Milano cookies, _USA Today_ reports. “Trader Joe’s has willfully sought to trade on Pepperidge Farm’s reputation and the reputation of the Milano cookies,” the company wrote in the complaint, which asks that Trader Joe’s be prohibited from selling Crispy Cookies and also seeks damages for Pepperidge Farm. The company has a trademark for Milano cookies, which were invented in 1956. 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