Action headphone maker Skullcandy is reportedly suing a company called Skelanimals because their logo is similar to the publicly traded companies skull face, according to a story in the Salt Lake City Tribune.
“The skull logos used by defendants … is likely to cause confusion … or to deceive the consuming public,” according to the trademark-infringement suit filed in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. . . “We have registered trademarks on that skull across the world, particularly in the headphone category. We are recognized globally for that skull,” said Tom Burton, associate general counsel for Skullcandy. “We try to resolve these issues through friendly negotiations but not everyone respects our intellectual property, and we have to protect it.”
Skelanimals says their design were copyrighted in 2008. Okay, so the eyes, nose and teeth, maybe?
[Link: Salt Lake City Tribune]
If Skullcandy is recognized for “that skull” all over the world they better hope that Disney/Marvel doesn’t call them on the carpet for it’s being way too close to the Punisher logo which predates it by decades.
Agree, that move from skullcandy was weak.
Well Skullcandy is pretty weak too..
Skullcandy is the 1%
They should take the money they are spending on attorneys/lawyers and re-invest it into finding a way to make biodegradable headphones since their products ends up in the trash and landfills after one use.
Skull Skates anyone?
Oh yeah….they’ve been around over three decades and their logo was ripped off by skull candy…bigtime
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