July 20, 2023
On remand from the Sixth Circuit, a Michigan federal judge has rejected a bid by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles that sought to block the sale of certain off-road vehicle models made by an Indian automaker, finding that consumers aren't likely to confuse the vehicles with Fiat Chrysler's trademark-protected Jeep.
February 06, 2023
Urging a Michigan federal judge not to ban the U.S. sale of its updated off-road vehicle, an Indian automotive company said that it had made good-faith efforts to make the new model clearly distinct from Fiat Chrysler's classic Jeep Wrangler.
September 20, 2022
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will have another chance to ask that an Indian automaker's off-road vehicle be barred from sale in the U.S. because it looks too similar to FCA's Jeep Wrangler, after the Sixth Circuit found that a trial judge should have considered applying a "safe-distance" analysis.