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Oatly

Climate warning

Suing a competitor with the same argument big dairies using against Oatly

Dear Oatly! I really like your product. I drink it daily. I have defended you against criticism when you brought in new investors who are not sustainable themselves. Tried to make others understand that you do not always can choose your investors if you want to grow. That you, after all, stand for better values ​​and can influence your owners from within. I have been on your side and signed your petitions against the big dairy companies who with the help of legal means tried to stop you from calling your oat drink for oat milk. I have bought your own arguments that big diaries have no right to the name milk or design of their packaging. I have bought your argument that your business's main priority is that you want to help reduce the world's emissions. But now I honestly don't know anymore. What are your motives for suing a small family-owned Oat company for using the letter oaty (Pureoaty) in their name and by having a blue color on their packaging like yours? Do you seriously believe consumers can't tell the difference? Of cause they can. Shouldn't consumers choose your product based on the taste and your sustainability work? Not because you have the most expensive lawyers? I would like an answer to this climate warning. Why are your arguments protecting your “intellectual property” better than big dairies' arguments doing the same? And exactly how do you see this helping the climate? I hope your answer is good. Otherwise, I have to stop buying your products. I think many agree. Companies must work together to solve the climate crisis. We don't have time to sue each other. Some companies even give away their patents for free to speed up change in society. What do you do? Some links: Oatly campaign against big dairy https://www.oatly.com/int/stop-plant-based-censorship Oatly suing Pureoaty manufacture https://www.farmersguide.co.uk/oatly-accused-of-bullying-british-family-farm-in-trademark-row/ Picture: Do you think they look the same?

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