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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001655210-25-000217"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BYND"
cik: "0001655210"
company_name: "BEYOND MEAT, INC."
filed_at: "2025-11-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T16:30:50.408963+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Beyond Meat loses trademark jury trial; ordered to pay $38.9M in damages

## Summary
- Jury found Beyond Meat liable for trademark infringement; fair use defense rejected.
- Awarded $23.5M in actual damages and $15.4M in disgorgement of profits.
- Company disagrees with verdict and intends to seek judicial review and appeal.
- Separately, Quebec Court of Appeal granted Beyond Meat's motion to refer BVeggie dispute to arbitration in California.
- BVeggie had claimed ~129.8M CAD; arbitration venue win is a procedural positive for Beyond Meat.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001655210-25-000217
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BYND
- cik: 0001655210
- company_name: BEYOND MEAT, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-11-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521025000217/0001655210-25-000217-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521025000217/bynd-20251121.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-25-000217.txt

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