You Say "Potato," The Court Says "Not So Much"

I just saw on the BBC that a court in the UK has declared that Pringles are not potato chips (crisps) because less than 50% of the product is potato. There's so much to consider on this story, I hardly know where to begin:

1. Pringles have been around how long? And the courts are just now making this decision? How backlogged can the English legal system be?

2. Pringles have been around how long? And the courts are just now making this decision? How much time is the English legal system willing to waste on an issue?

3. Pringles have been around how long? And the courts are just now making this decision? How long does it take English scientists to analyze (or analyse, for our friends across the pond) the chemical make up of a product that vaguely resembles but is not actually a food substance?

4. Pringles have been around how long? And the courts are just now making this decision? How hard up is the English government for tax dollars (or, more precisely, tax £s) that they've been willing to keep fighting this particular battle?

Incidentally, the answer to the first part of questions 1-4 is: Pringles were first introduced in 1968. Happy 40th birthday, Pringles!

Wait a minute: Pringles has a wikipedia page?