Travelers is suing Legal & General Group PLC of London andits affiliates over the use of a multicolored umbrella that theinsurer says is too similar to its own iconic red umbrella logo,according to a story that appears in the HartfordCourant.
|Legal & General trades in the U.S. under the Banner Life andWilliam Penn Life brands, which have used the multicolored umbrellalogo since 2011, the article states.
|According to the suit, Travelers says that although theumbrellas are different colors, Legal & General's use of thelogo “is extremely likely to dilute the famous Travelers umbrellamark, thus severely harming Travelers.”
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The suit says Legal & General reportedlyclaims to have a letter dating back to 1999 giving it permission touse the umbrella insignia. Travelers wants the court to declare theletter invalid, reports the Hartford Courant..
Read more from Matthew Sturdevantat The Hartford Courant HERE.
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