Cadex Says American Rifle Merchant Infringes ‘Kraken’ Trademark

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Cadex Inc, which manufactures “Kraken” rifles, alleges an American firearms maker is infringing its trademark by selling goods under similar or identical marks.

In-Rut Rifles Inc allegedly advertised its business using “Kraken” at the Western Hunting & Conservation Expo in February 2024. Cadex alleges in the complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Utah, that In-Rut’s use of the word suggests an association with Cadex that doesn’t exist. After it sent a cease-and-desist letter in April, Cadex also alleges that In-Rut modified its website to use a “confusingly similar mark,” Crack’n.

Cadex asserts its Kraken mark …

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