Zellers controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Hudson’s Bay sues over Zellers trademarks
Lawsuit filed
Hudson’s Bay Co. filed a Federal Court claim against members of the Moniz family, alleging trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and passing off involving Zellers-formative names and trademarks. The claims are allegations, and the defendants had not filed a response at the time of the report.
Source excerpt
The personal defendants' intention was to either confuse Canadians or recover a payment from HBC," the statement of claim filed Oct. 5 said.
In a statement of claim filed in Federal Court, the company accuses members ofthe Moniz family of trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and so-called passing off â the deceptive marketing or misrepresentation of goods.
The Zellers brand is being used to intentionally "mislead Canadian consumers" and "trade on the valuable goodwill owned by HBC," the retailer said in court documents.
1980
Sale of pirated Atari 2600 games
Zellers sold counterfeit Atari 2600 games manufactured in Taiwan under altered names and artwork. Atari asserted copyright infringement, and Zellers was forced to stop selling the products.