P&G files suit against over similar shampoo packaging
The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) tells private label manufacturer RNA Corp. to keep its distance from Clairol Herbal Essences shampoo's intellectual property.
In a lawsuit filed 21 August 2008, in the United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Cincinnati, P&G claims RNA Corp. is distributing shampoo and conditioner products under the name Hydrating Herbal Shampoo and Hydrating Herbal Conditioner, which infringe on multiple characteristics of Herbal Essences' intellectual property rights, including trademark, trade dress and design patents.
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