Animal sanctuary files trademark-infringement suit against Montana, Arizona charity

KEENESBURG — The Wild Animal Sanctuary, based in rural Keenesburg with satellite locations in southern Colorado and in Texas, has filed a federal trademark infringement, unfair competition, cyberpiracy, false advertising and deceptive trade practices lawsuit against a company that has a name — Wild Life Sanctuary Fund — and website the mimics the Weld County nonprofit.
The case, filed in federal court in Denver Wednesday, alleges that the Montana and Arizona-based Wild Life Sanctuary Fund has usurped since at least 2019 the Colorado company’s trademarks and has confused donors with its fundraising efforts.

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