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Wrigley Skittles Maker Resolves Trademark Dispute With Cannabis Company Over 'ZKITTLEZ'
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - 12:33pm | 338Wrigley, the maker of colorful candy Skittles, settled a lawsuit accusing a cannabis company of trademark infringement for marketing products under the "ZKITTLEZ" name. In a proposed permanent injunction filed on Monday in Chicago federal court, Terphogz LLC agreed not to use...
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Donald Trump Jr. Compares Syrian Refugees To A Bowl Of Candy; Skittles Responds
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 9:21am | 415Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., caused a firestorm on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) when he compared Syrian refugees to a bowl of Skittles. The Tweet showed a picture of a large bowl of Skittles with the caption: "If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill...
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Super Bowl Marketing Campaigns Heat Up
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 9:41am | 418With the Super Bowl less than a month away, advertisers are gearing up for the infamous lineup of Super Bowl commercials. This year, 30 seconds during the game costs $4.5 million, a 12.5 percent price increase from last year. Regardless of the increase, several big companies have coughed up the...
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McDonald's Risky New Social Campaign And 3 Times Hashtags Backfired
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 10:17am | 970McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the biggest and perhaps most famous fast food chain in the world. For as many people who enjoy McDonald's, there are theoretically an equal number who raise a skeptical eyebrow at the red, white and yellow donned clown called Ronald. What exactly...