According to a court filing, Tiger Woods’ apparel brand, Sun Day Red, has “unlawfully hijacked” the logo belonging to Tigeraire, a company that makes cooling products for athletes. The filing was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday Sept. 25.

Sun Day Red, the clothing brand launched earlier this year by Tiger Woods and TaylorMade, has been hit with a legal challenge over the trademark of its logo

Tiger Woods’s Sun Day Red range of apparel was ridiculed for its bizarre name – as well as its upmarket prices – when launched earlier this year, but now the iconic golfer finds his clothing venture accused of “unlawful hijacking”.

Tigeraire's opposition stems from the fact that it has used the image of a leaping tiger for four years. The company alleges that the logo of Sun Day Red, which launched in May, bears a striking resemblance to Tigeraire's own logo, as noted below:

Sun Day Red, the clothing brand launched by Tiger Woods and TaylorMade this year, has been roped into a legal battle over their logo.

A difficult year for Tiger Woods just got a whole lot worse with his Sun Day Red clothing brand accused of trademark infringement.

In May, when Tiger Woods launched his new golf apparel line Sun Day Red in partnership with TaylorMade Golf, he told a story explaining the background of the company’s logo. The design includes a leaping tiger with 15 stripes,

A Louisiana-based company, Tigeraire, rejected Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red trademark filing because it believes SDR ‘hijacked’ its logo.