‘Run For The Cure’ Cancer Group|Sues Meatpacker Over Trademark

DALLAS (CN) - Smithfield Foods, makers of Armour and Butterball meats, applied for an infringing trademark, "Deli for the Cure," after the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which owns the "Race for the Cure" mark, rejected Smithfield's request for a joint program using the phrase, because red meat can promote cancer, Komen claims in a trademark complaint Federal Court. See complaint.

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