Chicago-based Ferrara Candy Co. filed another lawsuit in a federal court against a cannabis company for allegedly infringing on the trademark for its popular Nerds brand.
Ferrara alleges in its suit that Boca Raton, Florida-based Top Five Wholesale is using identical trademarks in its THC candy, Reuters reported.
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Filed in West Palm Beach, Florida, the lawsuit also claims the marijuana company is selling counterfeit marijuana-infused Trolli gummy candies and Nerds Rope.
Ferrara is the distributor for Germany-based Trolli GmbH’s candies in the United States.
The suit is the latest among several cases filed by established candy companies against marijuana edibles producers across the U.S.
Ferrara filed a similar lawsuit against California-based Tops Cannabis in 2020.
The previous year, the manufacturers of Sour Patch Kids candies, Mondelez Canada, sued retailers for selling THC-infused edibles dubbed “Stoney Patch Kids.”
And the Hershey Co. has filed at least two such
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