MGM just filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against M Life Inc., a company with an application to operate a marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas under the name M’Life Wellness. “M life” is the name of the MGM’s frequent gambler/customer rewards program that is used at 15 of the company’s properties. In the lawsuit, MGM claims trademark dilution, unfair competition and cybersquatting in the defendant’s use of MGM trademark.
Hershey has won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a start-up Colorado-based company that makes marijuana-infused edibles that, the lawsuit alleged, resemble Hershey products. In its lawsuit, Hershey claimed that TinctureBelle manufactured and sold several products – Ganja Joy, Hasheath, Hashees and Dabby Patty – that too closely resembled Hershey's Almond Joy, Heath, Reese's peanut butter cups and York peppermint patty candies. In the settlement, the defendants agrees to no longer use those product names or Hershey’s brown, yellow and orange coloring in the their products packaging.