Mondelēz Sues Ghost Over Trademark Use Following KDP Acquisition

Dear Client: Not all is well in energy-drink-land. Recent acquisitions have been anything but smooth sailing (see below).  A trademark dispute between snack giant Mondelēz and Ghost is testing the limits of licensing deals —and raising questions about what happens when a partner brand gets acquired. Mondelēz, owner of legacy snack brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, and Sour Patch Kids, filed suit April 24 against Ghost and its new majority owner Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), alleging unauthorized use of its trademarks