Royalties Possible to Orange Bang, Monster as Arbitrator Challenges ‘Creatine’ Formulation
April 19, 2022
The legal rancor in recent years involving Bang Energy and Monster Energy took a surprising turn last week after a California court filing revealed an arbitrator’s $175 million ruling against Bang maker Vital Pharmaceuticals (VPX). The development has implications as well for Bang Energy distributor PepsiCo.
Discards ‘Rise’ in Name After Trademark Challenge by Rise Brewing
November 17, 2021
PepsiCo has changed the name of Mtn Dew Rise Energy following a judge’s trademark ruling against the company, PepsiCo confirmed to BD first last week. The new name will be Mtn Dew Energy, which drops the word ...