Rocky Shoes & Boots and Wolverine Worldwide are duking it out over the “Stalker” brand name. Rocky last week sued Wolverine in Federal District Court in Columbus, OH, citing Wolverines use of the word “stalker” on a new line of hunting boots.
Rocky has filed charges for two counts of brand dilution and one count each of infringement of a federal trademark, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, common law infringement and unfair competition, misappropriation and unjust enrichment.
In September, Rocky said it discovered that WWW was producing a boot labeled the “Shadow Stalker,” which the company felt could be confused with their own Stalker line of boots.
Rocky is asking the court to issue a cease and desist order for the manufacture of any boots bearing the “Shadow Stalker, Stalker, or Stalkers” name, and to destroy any existing inventory.
Rocky has also demanded any profit Wolverine has realized from the boots.
