Candy giant Mars Wrigley files lawsuits against cannabis company Terphogz (Zkittlez) and other copycats

by Team Inc.

2012-05-09-Candy giant Mars Wrigley files lawsuits against cannabis company Terphogz (Zkittlez) and other copycats

On Monday, one of the world's largest candy companies — which produces Skittles, among other things — sued Terphogz, which sells THC candy under the name Zkittlez. The THC comes from a very strong cannabis strain that misuses its brand name Skittles. Reportedly, Terphogz even has his catchphrase Taste the rainbow corrupted to Tazte the ztrain bro.

Wrigley sued Terphogz for trademark infringement, misnomer, unfair competition, trademark dilution, cybersquatting and related claims. Mars Wrigley Confectionary - part of Mars, Incorporated - is the largest candy manufacturer in the world, generating $ 2015 billion in annual sales in 33.
The massive company alleges that Terphogz illegally marketed the Zkittlez brand and is acclaimed worldwide. Wrigley filed a petition in an Illinois court to compel Terphogz to stop using the Zkittlez brand, destroy all Zkittlez merchandise, give up their website zkittlez.com, and pay attorney fees.

Lawsuits against cannabis candy manufacturers

There are also several lawsuits against Canadian and American companies that promote the sale of candy containing THC under his success formula. The lawsuits are against online stores that include 'Medicated Skittles', 'Starburst Gummies' and 'Life Savers Medicated Gummies'.

Last year, two children were hospitalized in Utah after eating counterfeit versions of Ferrara's Nerds Rope candies that were almost identical to the original brand, aside from the addition of the word 'medicated' on the label.

The Mars Wrigley lawsuits say the nearly identical counterfeits pose a grave danger to the public as anyone, children and adults alike, easily confuses the cannabis-infused products with Wrigley's famous and beloved candies. The company is demanding an immediate ban on the sale of the products, the destruction of stocks. It is pushing for millions of dollars in damages per charge.

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