Stgrange, the Red Cross was founded in 1863 and JnJ founded 1886.
Its a completely legit lawsuit if the products will infringe no matter the outward appearance of the Red Cross itself. Strange thought, I dont recall any JnJ products marketed with the Red Cross logo.
Unless JnJ can prove they trademarked the redcross prior to 1915 (earliest pic I can find of a red cross) then they are screwed.
It seems strange that the Red Cross wouldnt have the symbol trademarked for whatever it wanted, the organization was founded in 1863 with the Red Cross symbol being recognized in 1864 (not necessarily for that organization alone though).
Will be an interesting court case. I would assume JnJ would have to have legal merit cause the backlash from this is going to be harsh which is likely what the American RC thought and why they wouldnt settle.
MYK
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