Bath & Body Works was being threatened with legal action by Summit Entertainment, the people behind the Twilight movies to discontinue their scent, “Twilight Woods.” The production company claims that the retailer is trying to capitalize on their brand through unofficial merchandise. While a lesser overpriced lotion and fragrance manufacturer would buckle under the pressure, Bath & Body Works is all “Hell to the no!”
From TwilightLexicon:
Confusion in the marketplace? Summit allegedly thinks so. Now Bath & Body Works has beat Summit to the courthouse to stake its claim in federal court in Manhattan.
“The term ‘Twilight’ is used so as to evoke the idea of a particular time of day when the sun is just below the horizon, illuminating the landscape,” the lawsuit says. “Whereas defendant uses the term ‘Twilight’ to refer to defendant’s teen vampire saga.”
I’m going to have to side with Bath & Body Works on this one, although I hope I’m never forced to smell their shitty products again. Summit doesn’t get to own words commonly used to describe a type of day, and B&BW has always used really fucking dumb names for their products. My college boyfriend’s mom was obsessed with “Moonlit Path,” which to me sounds exactly like “Twilight Woods,” except later in the day.
Calm down, Summit. You’ll get all the money you deserve and then some. Leave the tacky mall store and its gross lotions alone.
That shit smells so good though! I don’t think the two relate whatsoever. I can’t imagine the cast of Twilight smelling of anything but dirty scalp and the occasional onion.
It’s one of their top five fragrances. Considering BB&W sells more in one fragrance than the top five perfumes, I bet they’ll defend it to the death. Oh and above comment- hilarious!!! Absolutely hilarious.
yes! I LOVE THIS SCENT. it did make me think of Twilight up until I smelled it & it didn’t smell like crap.
my mom was obsessed with moonlit path too.
are we going to be charged if we even say the word “twilight”?