Zippo sues Blu too - ECF Infozone Article

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A new article has been posted on the ECF Infozone: ‘Sue Blu’ seems to be the mantra in the vapor and tobacco industry this year. Now the legendary American cigarette lighter company Zippo is getting into the act. It seems that Zippo rolled out a product called “Blu” back in the 1930s, back when cigarettes were a more-or-less ubiquitous recreational product, unquestioned except by an […]
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Article by Gary Cox


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[JerryRM]

Really? For something that they produced 80 years ago?

 

[Necrotic]

Really? For something that they produced 80 years ago?

At least its a big tobacco company they are suing...

 

[Nermal]

Rats! I was hoping they would sue for something like alienation of affection, or something like that.

 

[Jimi D.]

Disgusting greedy pigs !

 

[cmknight]

Oh, yeah ... I could sooo see the confusion between an e-cigalike and an 80-year old lighter. *facepalm*

 

[TheRac25]

a quick google would tell you that blu is a current zippo product, who writes this drivel

 

[MJCSD]

a quick google would tell you that blu is a current zippo product, who writes this drivel

Yep i have 3 zippo blu lighters going on e bay. as i no longer need em.

 

[Mr.Mann]

I am just now finding out about this, but from my understanding, the issue is that the two trademarks are too similar. Honestly, when I looked up the image of Zippo's Blu, I thought I got Blu Ecigs. It's just business though, and in my life of vaping, neither one of those companies matter to me. I can easily understand the issue though. It's business.

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