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United Parcel Service (UPS) is suing the operators of a self-described ‘non-profit’ medical marijuana collective, “United Pot Smokers”, for infringing its trademarks.

In the complaint, filed February 13 in the US District Court for the Central District of California, UPS accused the defendants of copying the delivery service’s ‘UPS’ (US number 966,774) and ‘UPS shield’ (numbers 2,868,000 and 2,867,999) marks without permission.

According to the filing, the defendants operated a number of websites, including UPS.green and UPS420.com, which purported to sell cannabis for medicinal use.

• UPS hasn’t moved into one of the fastest-growing sectors of e-commerce — at-home furniture deliveries.
• UPS CEO David Abney told Business Insider that part of the reason is because UPS’ small package unit is not equipped to process large packages.
• “They want something that fits on a conveyer belt,” an analyst told Business Insider of UPS’ strategy.

Online orders of furniture was estimated to grow by 18.2% in 2018. That industry — powered by folks who are now comfortable ordering their couches, mattresses, and other furnishings through the internet — is now worth an estimated $50.32 billion.

UPS drivers deliver things to people’s homes all day long, and many of these deliveries are standard. Occasionally, however, these drivers come into contact with some pretty strange things, and a lot of times, it’s man’s furry friends.

That was the case for one driver in the San Tan Valley area on Thursday. One delivery driver was dropping off some Valentine’s Day treats to one woman, when her rather large dogs got loose. The woman’s dogs are very friendly, but for an unsuspecting driver, it was quite the scare.

“They wanted to give him some Valentine’s love,” said Tanya Otto.