In Brief: P&G v. Evron
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
P&G v. Evron: Procter & Gamble settles trademark and patent infringement lawsuit regarding its Pantene Pro-V shampoo and conditioner with Evron Industries, P&G says April 7. Evron is required to change packaging and formulation of its private-label versions of the products and pay P&G an "undisclosed monetary settlement." The firm filed suit against Evron July 25 ("The Rose Sheet" Aug. 1, p. 3). P&G settled a similar suit with Cumberland-Swan in December. A lawsuit related to the Evron suit filed Sept. 7 against F&M Distributors is still pending, according to the company ("The Rose Sheet" Sept. 25, p. 5). Evron's private-label products were sold primarily by F&M Distributors, P&G says...