Swiss Army knife each year, and manufactured many more for export, mostly to the United States. Many commercial Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army knives can be immediately distinguished by the cross logos depicted on their grips; the Victorinox cross logo is surrounded by a shield while the Wenger cross logo is surrounded by a slightly rounded square. Victorinox registered the words "Swiss Army" and "Swiss Military" as a trademark in the US. The company was sued over this, at Bern cantonal commercial court, by the Swiss Confederacy (represented by Armasuisse), in October 2018. After an initial hearing, a deal was reportedly made between
Swiss Army knife as the "Genuine Swiss Army Knife" and Victorinox used the slogan, the "Original Swiss Army Knife". In 1921, as the company started using stainless steel, Elsener's son, Carl Elsener, renamed the company to "Victorinox", incorporating the abbreviation "inox" for "acier inoxydable", the French term for stainless steel. During 1961–2005, the pocket knives issued by the Swiss military were produced exclusively by Victorinox and Wenger. On 26 April 2005, Victorinox acquired Wenger, once again becoming the sole supplier of knives to the Military of Switzerland. Victorinox at first kept the Wenger brand intact, but on 30 January 2013, the company announced