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

Puma is pursuing legal action over Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red brand logo. Golf Digest reported that the German company filed a notice of opposition claiming the logo for Sun Day Red, the brand launched by Woods and TaylorMade Golf last year, is too similar to its own logo.

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

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.

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. The company filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office to prevent the TaylorMade-owned golf brand from being able to use its proposed mark.

Another company has sued Tiger Woods' Sun Day Red apparel line over a branding dispute. Last September, Tigeraire claimed that Sun Day Red “unlawfully hijacked” its logo, which also features a leaping tiger.