Sugar Factory Says Contractor Ripped Off Designer Lollipops

Feb. 27, 2019, 5:08 PM UTC

Former Sugar Factory LLC contractors ripped off the company’s designer lollipop line when they started selling their own designer lollipops, a Feb. 26 complaint in the Central District of California alleges.

Glossy Pops LLC’s combination lollipops-and-lip-gloss infringe Sugar Factory’s “Couture Pops” trademarks and trade dress, the complaint says.

Sugar Factory is a restaurant chain that sells Couture Pops, lollipops with stylish reusable handles that it calls “both a candy and a fashion accessory.” Sugar Factory owns trademark registrations for the Couture Pops word mark and trade dress, including the reusable handle and combination of the handle with a rounded lollipop ...

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