Explorers Club sues Johnnie Walker parent company

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Explorers Club is suing the
parent company of Johnnie Walker for using its name on a new whiskey
brand.
Diageo’s line of Explorers Club whiskies was launched in duty-free shops in late 2012.
According to the New York Post (http://bit.ly/1d7rBsK ), the 120-year-old New
York-based club says it owns the trademark on the name.
The club sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company last spring.
The
Manhattan suit filed Friday says the font on the Explorers Club whiskey
label is "confusingly similar" to the one used by the club.
The
not-for-profit club, whose members include Buzz Aldrin, says it sued
after talks with the company broke down. It wants Diageo to stop selling
the brand or pay for licensing fees.
Diageo didn’t immediately comment Friday.
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Explorers Club is suing the
parent company of Johnnie Walker for using its name on a new whiskey
brand.
Diageo’s line of Explorers Club whiskies was launched in duty-free shops in late 2012.
According to the New York Post (http://bit.ly/1d7rBsK ), the 120-year-old New
York-based club says it owns the trademark on the name.
The club sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company last spring.
The
Manhattan suit filed Friday says the font on the Explorers Club whiskey
label is "confusingly similar" to the one used by the club.
The
not-for-profit club, whose members include Buzz Aldrin, says it sued
after talks with the company broke down. It wants Diageo to stop selling
the brand or pay for licensing fees.
Diageo didn’t immediately comment Friday.
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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