Grumpy Cat – A Cautionary ‘Tail'

When Grumpy Cat entered the public consciousness in 2012, she quickly moved from being merely another meme, to being the face of products ranging from pillows and mugs to clothing and bags. The melancholic feline even 'authored' a New York Times bestselling book.

Recently Grumpy Cat Limited, the company behind the Grumpy Cat, was awarded six figure damages for copyright and trade mark infringement by the Grenade Beverage company.

The background to the dispute was an agreement previously reached between Grumpy Cat Ltd and Grenade whereby Grenade were authorised to use the Grumpy Cat brand on a product marketed and sold by Grenade. When Grenade subsequently launched Grumpy Cat product lines not covered by the original agreement however, fur was ruffled and court action taken.