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
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