What was filed
The complaint is Document 1, entered October 15, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The case is Bridlington Bud Ltd v. SLANGO, No. 1:26-cv-27216. It pleads two counts: trademark infringement and counterfeiting under 15 U.S.C. § 1114, and false designation of origin under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Counsel is Andrew J. Palmer of Palmer Law Group, P.A. The complaint runs 5 pages; Exhibits 1 (registration) and 2 (infringing evidence) were not reviewed. No jury demand appears in the complaint.
What the complaint alleges
Bridlington Bud, a UK private limited company in London, says it owns the ACDANC mark, U.S. Reg. No. 6,362,407, and relies on 15 U.S.C. § 1057(b). The complaint says Bridlington has advertised, promoted, and licensed the mark for wasp traps, sticky insect traps, fly traps, and related products in Class 21, distributed through authorized retailers and third-party platforms such as Walmart.com. The USPTO record for the registration lists Class 21 household goods such as combs, cleaning and cosmetic brushes, kitchen containers, dental floss, and toothbrushes; it does not list traps. It says SLANGO is believed to be an individual or business operating from Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, through a Walmart Marketplace storefront, and that it will amend once SLANGO's true name and address are identified. It alleges SLANGO sold counterfeit or infringing ACDANC-branded sticky traps to U.S. and Florida customers and that this caused actual confusion. The prayer seeks a permanent injunction, an order that marketplaces and payment processors disable SLANGO's accounts and restrain funds, profits and damages or statutory damages of up to $2,000,000 per counterfeit mark under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c)(2), and fees.