OtterBox, Otter Pops spar over branding
FORT COLLINS and CHICAGO — The business relationship between Otter Products LLC and the maker of Otter Pops has turned frosty over a trademark dispute.
The Fort Collins-based maker of OtterBox phone and electronics cases filed suit against food producer Jel Sert Inc. in the U.S. District Court of Colorado Wednesday to quell Jel Sert’s claims that Otter Products and PopSockets LLC’s collaborations infringe on its branding.
According to the complaint, Otter Products and Jel Sert started discussing co-branding products in early 2018, particularly selling Otter Products coolers with Otter Pops branding at a premium and donating some of the proceeds to…
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