Australia's Ampol sued by Chevron over alleged trademark licence breaches

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Ampol Ltd on Tuesday said Chevron Corp had sued the Australian fuel supplier alleging breaches of a trademark licence agreement under which Ampol previously used the U.S. company's "Caltex" brand.

Chevron is alleging these breaches occurred due to Ampol's usage of "non-compliant" signage at 177 of its about 800 controlled retail sites, and is seeking an order for removal of the signage and damages, Ampol said in a statement.

Ampol began the process of transitioning from "Caltex" branding to its old "Ampol" brand in December, after it received a termination notice from Chevron.

Ampol said it would defend against the allegations. (Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)