The Associated press reports that Dr Pepper Snapple Group is parting ways with its oldest bottler – settling a trademark feud over a retro-version of the drink called Dublin Dr Pepper.
Dr Pepper was launched in Australia a number of years ago to much fanfare. Unfortunately, Australians did not take to the drink very well. It is now generally only available at specialty import stores.
Cadbury Enterprises Pte Ltd, the owner of Dr Pepper in Australia have a number of trademarks registered in Australia dating back to 1972:
