Suburban Maryland distillery Trippy Goat LLC accused the owner of online sneaker marketplace GOAT of “trademark bullying” by misusing its trademarks, including by filing a meritless opposition to the spirits company’s registration application at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
There is no likelihood of confusion between Trippy Goat’s marks and 1661 Inc.'s “GOAT” marks because they are distinct, the parties operate in unrelated industries, and numerous third parties own “GOAT"-related marks for clothing and related products, Trippy Goat said in a complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the District of Maryland. The distillery noted that 1661’s ...
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