Tiger Woods has hit a roadblock to trademarking the logo for his Sun Day Red apparel brand. Puma filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. Patent

Sportswear powerhouse PUMA, who has a division dedicated to golf within its ranks called PUMA GOLF, is challenging the leaping tiger logo of Tiger Woods ‘s nascent label Sun Day Red. The Germany company claims that the mark is too similar to its own patented Leaping Cat logo and could lead to confusion among customers.

According to a Jan. 2 filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, Puma is opposing Sun Day Red’s “tiger logo” and “SDR tiger logo” that Woods is aiming to trademark for the use on eyewear, bags, golf towels, clothing, footwear, sports equipment and retail services.

The German sneaker and apparel company says the Sun Day Red logo is too similar to the logo that Puma has been using since 1969

It's been close to a year since Tiger Woods launched a new venture in the form of Sun Day Red, the apparel brand he created after ending his lengthy

Weeks after splitting from Nike last January, Tiger Woods revealed a new brand named Sun Day Red. Promising to "bring a new and elevated standard to performance wear and luxury lifestyle fashion," Woods' brand includes a clever logo featuring a tiger with fifteen stripes,