Skullcandy has sued Skelanimals, a music-related accessories and apparel brand, for trademark infringement over its logo.
The suit in the federal court in Salt Lake City claims that consumers will be confused by the use of Skelanimals' similar style skeleton logos. The complaint alleges that the use of the logos will damage Skullcandy's value. Both brands sell headphones, clothes, and other lifestyle accessories branded with a logo resembling a cartoon skull.
Skullcandy, which first registered its logo in 2003, claims that the “skull logos used by defendants [are] likely to cause confusion or to deceive the consuming public.” Skelanimals states on its website that the logo is based upon cartoons of “adorable little animals who have met an untimely end” and that all its content has been copyrighted since 2008.
