Monster Energy's Trademark Complaints Target Pokemon and Monster Hunter Over "Monster" Use

Monster Energy has filed trademark complaints against Pokemon X and Y, Sun and Moon, Monster Hunter Cross, and Monster Hunter, claiming that other monster-branded trademarks would confuse consumers into thinking they were somehow connected to the popular energy drink. The U.S. patent office also received Monster Energy petitions in the past regarding the Toronto Raptors. A legal dispute with indie developer Glowstick Entertainment over the name of its 2020 game, Dark Deception: Monsters and Mortals, indicates the company won’t soon give up this fight.