Source: Wheels24 

Liberty Media is still racing into trademark trouble over Formula One ‘s new logo.

In January, F1 business journalist Christian Sylt revealed that the new logo “bears a striking resemblance” to an existing ‘F’ logo already registered by the stationery company 3M for a range of compression tights.

‘Likelihood of confusion’

“We are looking into this matter further,” a 3M spokesman said then.

Sylt is now reporting that 3M has lodged opposition to F1’s logo trademark application, based on the “likelihood of confusion” with the tights brand.

Official opposition was lodged on 22 May, and Sylt said Europe’s intellectual property office normally takes up to four months to rule.