NatureSweet v. Angel Sweet: Texas Tomato Trademark Dispute
The world of tomatoes is not all sugar and spice as San Antonio, Texas-based NatureSweet, Ltd. sues Mastronardi Produce Ltd for trademark infringement.
NatureSweet's complaint alleges Mastroniardi's mark Angel Sweet featuring a cherry style tomato with angel wings, is just too similar to Nature Sweet's Cherub with design trademark -- featuring a grape style tomato with wings. NatureSweet has a variety of trademark registration, including one for the winged tomato.
I also noticed yesterday, as I was enjoying my NatureSweet grape tomato, that NatureSweet claims a trademark in the product packaging.