Ice Cream Chain Salt & Straw Sued Over Edible Flower Trademark

Salt & Straw, the Portland-based ice cream chain known for its eclectic flavors, was sued for trademark infringement by the owner of a small batch bakery in Los Angeles over the ice cream chain’s flower-themed flavor collection.

After Lori Stern declined a collaboration with Salt & Straw, the chain announced a collection using her mark anyway, according to the complaint she filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California on Wednesday.

Stern owns a bakery called Eat Your Flowers where she makes baked goods and desserts, including ice cream, using edible flowers. She has been featured ...