Shredded bubblegum seller Big League Chew Properties LLC accused its licensee Form Gum & Machine Co. of “blatantly” breaching their contract and filing an erroneous trademark application claiming Big League Chew’s name.
Big League Chew said it “unfortunately has no choice” but to sue Ford Gum because it “betrayed BIG LEAGUE CHEW and its millions of fans by unfairly and willfully trading on the reputation and success of BIG LEAGUE CHEW’s distinctive, world-famous brand of shredded bubble gum,” according to the complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Ford Gum’s trademark application with ...
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