In a lawsuit between two competing garden tool manufacturers, Woodland Tools Co. and Fiskars, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin found Fiskars Brands Inc. and Fiskars Finland Oy Ab liable for false advertising.
The court ordered Fiskars to pay over $1.4 million to Woodland Tools, adjust its packing of fourteen popular gardening products and remove cutting power claims and false statements regarding design origins proven to be misleading.
“As an emerging brand in the market, we are grateful that measures are being taken to protect consumers from deceptive advertising, in this case, perpetuated by one of the oldest companies in the world, Fiskars,” says Mike Kollman, president and co-founder of Woodland Tools.
In ordinance with the lawsuit, Fiskars must make the following changes:
Additional changes Fiskars must follow are outlined in the court order.
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