Trademark and Tea

In a trademark dispute over a tea company’s use of the name and likeness of Yogi Bhajan, a Sikh spiritual leader who helped bring Kundalini yoga to mainstream America, the Ninth Circuit found that the lower court set a proper bond amount to protect Bhajan’s widow’s potential future damages award.

SAN FRANCISCO — In a trademark dispute over a tea company’s use of the name and likeness of Yogi Bhajan, a Sikh spiritual leader who helped bring Kundalini yoga to mainstream America, the Ninth Circuit found that the lower court set a proper bond amount to protect Bhajan’s widow’s potential future damages award.

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