▲ Starbucks' DOUBLESHOT and Namyang's French Cafe Double Shot on display stand
Starbucks sued Namyang, Korean dairy
products company, over the term ‘double shot’ in November 2012, and the court
made final judgment on 24th December 2013.
According to Sbscnbc News, the court said
that ‘double shot’ is already used through in coffee industry and it can’t be trademarked
by a company. Starbuck started to sell ‘Starbuck Double
Shot’ since 2006 and it filed the case when Namyang started to sell their new
coffee product named ‘French café double shot’.
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