EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Six years after the death of spiritual leader Yogi Bhajan, three legal battles are under way in Oregon and California over the use of the name “yogi” in food products and ingredients.
In the late 1960s, the India-born man founded a Sikh community in the United States. The community created Golden Temple, a cereal and tea producer in Eugene that became an anchor of the local natural foods industry.
Golden Temple officials told The Register-Guard their sole focus today is growing Yogi Tea. The natural tea business has 50 employees in Springfield and about 100 employees in Europe.
But the outcomes of the trademark disputes could disrupt in those plans.
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