Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers of all time, and his departure from Nike was big news in the world of sports apparel. Woods had been a Nike athlete since the 1990s, one of the brand's most popular and most enduring stars.

Golf apparel line Sun Day Red by golfer Tiger Woods and Taylor Made are facing a trademark dispute. Sportswear brand Tigeraire has filed a notice of opposition alleging that Sun Day Red and Tiger Woods "unlawfully hijacked Tigeraire's registered design into its own branding".

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”.

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

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.

They say a Tiger doesn’t change its stripes, but Woods may have to. 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.

Tiger Woods didn't waste any time launching a new brand after ending his longtime partnership with Nike at the start of the year, but the venture dubbed

Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red has been accused of copying another company's logo and is now involved in a trademark dispute