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Unilever, the company that makes the cool summer treat "Popsicles" and their pack of attack-dog lawyers, are foaming mad at Canadian business, Koolpets, over their "Bonesicle" puppy snack.
The Dutch giant says it owns the whole "sicle" franchise and is hoping to bring the pet food company to heel with a federal copyright infringement lawsuit.
But Dani Kouri, the president of Koolpets in Montreal, begs to differ.
Kouri says that the Bonesicle has been sold in Canada for the past four years without so much as a yip from Unilever.
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