The Curtiss Candy Company sued because of the way trademark law is written and enforced. Trademarks, unlike copyrights MUST be defended or they risk losing control of the mark through a process called "dilution". That is the reason aspiring writers are advised to use the generic term "tissue"; rather than "Kleenex®"
In this case "Babe Ruth" was judged to be close enough to "Baby Ruth" as to cause confusion in the minds of the public as to the origin of either product.
The Baby Ruth is named after the daughter of a US president. When her father was in office she was very popular and they named the Baby Ruth candy bar after her.
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In 1930, the Snickers candy bar was released and named for the Mars family's favorite horse.
Hershey's there once was a scientist who had a chocolate brown dog...His name was Hersheys
The Baby Ruth candy bar is named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter whose name was Babe Ruth . actually it was named after the base ball player. "Babe Ruth"
You're probably looking for the answer "Snickers," although the candy bar was actually named after a horse.
Actually, it was Sweden by a manufacturer named Malaco in the year 1958
For a brief period there was a candy bar named a "Reggie" after Reggie Jackson. The Baby Ruth was not named after Babe Ruth.
The diesel engine was named after its inventor, Rudolf Diesel.
NIkola Tesla is a serbian inventor
The 1920s "dance and sneeze" candy bar is actually the Charleston Chew. This candy was named after the dance that was popular during the 1920s.