US EditionUtah Mammoth Files Lawsuit in Trademark Dispute with Hockey Equipment Bag Manufacturer
SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH, AUG 7 – Utah Mammoth claims Mammoth Hockey initially supported the team name; Mammoth Hockey cites a decade of nationwide brand recognition and risks of consumer confusion.
- This month, the Smith Entertainment Group, owners of the NHL’s Utah Mammoth, initiated legal action in a Utah federal court against Oregon-based Mammoth Hockey, a producer of hockey equipment bags.
- The conflict began when Mammoth Hockey, based in Oregon, sent a legal notice to the Utah NHL team shortly after the latter revealed the Mammoth name and logo in May, expressing concerns over possible customer confusion.
- Mammoth Hockey has manufactured and sold hockey goods since 2014 and claims longstanding common law trademark rights, while Utah Mammoth asserts federal and state rights and denies harm to Mammoth Hockey's business.
- Erik Olson, Mammoth Hockey's co-founder, stated the company will vigorously defend the litigation and protect its trademark, noting its products ship to 47 states including Utah.
- The lawsuit marks a legal stalemate in the trademark fight, with Utah Mammoth seeking a court declaration that it has not infringed Mammoth Hockey's rights, suggesting an ongoing unresolved dispute.
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Utah Mammoth files lawsuit in trademark dispute with hockey equipment bag manufacturer
The owners of the NHL’s Utah Mammoth have filed a lawsuit against a hockey equipment bag manufacturer to settle a trademark dispute. The lawsuit filed in U.S.
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