Can Coca Cola sue Pepsi?

The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo have settled a trademark lawsuit over PepsiCo’s Trop50 juice packaging design, which Coca-Cola had claimed was too similar to that of its Simply juice range. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but US District Judge Sim Lake signed an order to dismiss the suit late last week.

Was Pepsi copied from Coke?

Coke came before Pepsi, although only by a few years. Dr. John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola in 1886 while Pepsi did not come about until 1893.

Did anyone sell Coke secrets to Pepsi?

Twelve years ago, a disgruntled Coca-Cola employee tried to sell top-secret Coke documents to Pepsi.

What happened between Coca-Cola and Pepsi?

The “Pepsi Challenge” was the unofficial start of the soda rivalry. In 1975, Pepsi launched a marketing campaign that showed that during a blind taste test, more people preferred Pepsi over Coke. Although Coca-Cola was still the more popular beverage, its marketing share was now declining as Pepsi’s began to rise.

How do I sue Pepsi?

You can file the claim through an online form on the small claims court’s website or in person with the court’s clerk. Apart from filing the claim in court, you’ll also need to send a demand letter to Pepsi and notify them of your intent to sue.

Was Pepsi and Coke the same company?

Coca-Cola dated back to 1886, when a pharmacist in Columbus, Georgia invented the drink and began selling it to soda fountains. After seeing the success of Coca-Cola, he changed his soda’s name from “Brad’s Drink” to “Pepsi-Cola” in 1898 and founded the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1902.

Does Pepsi have a patent?

Being large, multinational corporations, the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo have rather large patent portfolios. A few representative patents from each include “coffee and tea dosing system” (7798376), “process for making a healthy snack food” (7867533), and “beverage dispenser” (8479943).