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
Wenger an assortment of items from the Wenger line-up will remain in production under the Victorinox brand name. Wenger's U.S. headquarters will be merged with Victorinox's location in Monroe, Connecticut. Wenger's watch and licensing business will continue as a separate brand. On March, 2016, during the Baselworld 2016 expo, Victorinox relaunches Wenger as a brand with Swiss values at a reasonable price. After this event, Wenger started using the slogan "A Swiss Company Since 1893" leaving behind the previous slogan "Maker of the genuine Swiss Army Knife" which was used for decades. In 2017, Victorinox released a Swiss Army Knife model