Source: AP
January 18, 2013
A New
Orleans Mardi Gras organization has filed suit against a California liquor
distributor over alleged trademark infringement.
The Rex
Organization, which stages one of the city's premier Mardi Gras parades, says
businessman Sal Ortiz of Rex Spirits Inc. is unlawfully combining the Rex name
with Mardi Gras images to market products under the name "King REX Spirits." The
lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court claims the images violate
trademarks of the Rex Organization.
It asks
the court to block the manufacture, sale and advertising of the products and
seeks an undetermined amount of monetary damages.
An email
request for comment was left with the company Friday.
The Rex
parade is a signature event on Mardi Gras, which this year is Feb. 12. The
organization was founded in 1872.
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