Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red apparel brand sued by Puma over logo

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Chris Francis Sports Reporter

By Chris Francis (Sports Reporter), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)

Sun Day Red, Tiger Woods’s new apparel company, launched earlier this year and continues to fight legal battles over its logo. Sneaker giant Puma is the latest competitor to file suit against the brand.

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The German company says the Sun Day Red logo is too similar to the mark that Puma has been using since 1969.

During a promotional tour last spring, Woods appeared on the “Today Show,” where he explained the stripes on the logo.

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“If you look at the stripes, there’s 15 stripes and as you alluded to earlier, I’ve won 15 major championships,” Woods said.

It started with a passion. The passion of competing. Of competing against ourselves. The field. The course. Life. Out of that passion, Sun Day Red rises.

Start your journey: https://t.co/BshLw8JYnh pic.twitter.com/15USWlHUP8
— SUN DAY RED (@SunDayRed) February 13, 2024

Woods named the brand Sun Day Red to capitalize on his tradition of wearing red while playing on Sundays during the final round of most golf tournaments.

TaylorMade, the golf brand that works with Woods on the apparel line, was sued in September by Tigeraire. The company, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, manufactures cooling products. They claim Sun Day Red “unlawfully hijacked” the design of its branding.

TaylorMade responded to the challenge by arguing in part, “There is no likelihood of consumer confusion between the two companies.”

However, Puma’s filing points out a distinct issue in its complaint. “Due to the confusing similarity of the marks and the closely related nature of the goods and services of the parties, consumer confusion is likely between the Challenged Marks and the Leaping Cat logo,” the complaint says.

Woods has been busy lately. He launched the apparel line and his new indoor TGL Golf league, which debuted on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The 15-time major winner plans to play in a few PGA Tour events this year, including The Masters in April. He’ll most likely wear his new apparel while the logo challenges are pending in the courts.

Tags: golf, Lawsuit, Louisiana, PGA, Tiger Woods

‘SUN DAY RED’ A NEW APPAREL LINE LAUNCHED BY TIGER WOODS EARLIER THIS YEAR CONTINUES TO FIGHT LEGAL BATTLES OVER ITS LOGO. DURING A PROMOTIONAL TOUR LAST SPRING WOODS EXPLAINED THE STRIPES ON THE LOGO THIS WAY:

“If you look at the stripes, there’s 15 stripes and as you alluded to earlier, I’ve won 15 major championships. My, my goal is to ruin the logo. Yeah. you want to make it a dinosaur, if the trademark is this. My job is to ruin it”

WELL, TIGER MAY HAVE TO “RUIN IT” WITHOUT WINNING ANOTHER MAJOR TITLE. SNEAKER GIANT PUMA IS THE LATEST COMPANY TO FILE SUIT AGAINST THE SUN DAY RED LOGO. THE GERMAN COMPANY SAYS THE LOGO IS TOO SIMILAR TO THE MARK THAT PUMA HAS BEEN USING SINCE 1969

WOODS NAMED THE BRAND ‘SUN DAY RED’ TO CAPITALIZE ON HIS TRADITION OF WEARING RED WHILE PLAYING ON SUNDAY DURING THE FINAL ROUND OF MOST GOLF TOURNAMENTS.

TAYLORMADE, THE GOLF BRAND THAT WORKS WITH TIGER ON THE SUN DAY RED APPAREL WAS SUED IN SEPTEMBER BY “TIGERAIRE”, A BATON ROUGE, COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURERS COOLING PRODUCTS. THEY CLAIM SUN DAY RED “UNLAWFULLY HIJACKED” THE DESIGN OF ITS BRANDING. TAYLORMADE RESPONDED TO THAT CHALLENGE BY SAYING IN PART, “THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD OF CONSUMER CONFUSION BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES”.

NOT SO WITH PUMA, WHO’S FILING CLEARLY POINTS THAT OUT “Due to the confusing similarity of the marks and the closely related nature of the goods and services of the parties, consumer confusion is likely between the Challenged Marks and the Leaping Cat logo.”

WOODS HAS BEEN BUSY LATELY. NOT ONLY LAUNCHING THE APPAREL LINE BUT HIS NEW INDOOR TGL GOLF LEAGUE, WHICH DEBUTED ON TUESDAY.
THIS YEAR HE PLANS TO PLAY IN A FEW SELECT PGA TOUR EVENTS AND THE MASTERS IN APRIL, MOST LIKELY WEARING HIS NEW APPAREL AS THE LOGO CHALLENGES MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE COURTS.
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