A spat between two olive oil startups has gone viral on social media, after one founder took to LinkedIn to accuse the other of copying his squeeze bottle design. Andrew Benin, founder and CEO of ...

An angry post by the olive oil entrepreneur Andrew Benin caused a stir in a small corner of the internet food world, in part because it raised a slippery question: Who owns the squeeze bottle?

For many people, olive oil ... design-forward you’re more likely to display them on your counter (and then use them), or by making them more fun and interactive than your average glass bottle.