The makers of the popular marijuana strain Zkittlez, which borrowed its name from a trademark owned by confectioner Wrigley, will discontinue the product line after bowing to legal pressure from the candy giant.
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In a settlement proposed on June 28, Mendocino County, California-based Terphogz agreed to stop using names, websites and advertising slogans that too closely resemble what Wrigley uses to sell its Skittles candy.
The Wrigley Co., headquartered in Chicago, is a subsidiary of Mars Wrigley.
Representatives of Wrigley and Terphogz did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters, which first reported the proposed settlement.
Mars Wrigley initially sued Terphogz in May 2021, alleging that the cannabis company’s liberal borrowing of its trademark damaged the “nearly 50 years and hundreds of millions of dollars” Mars Wrigley invested in “cultivating the goodwill symbolized by the SKITTLES mark.”
The proposed settlement and permanent injunction
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