Case in point: the cease and desist letter that People’s Pops received from Unilever demanding that the former halt its use of the word “popsicle ... fruit on a stick, it’s not a generic ...

Everybody knows America's favorite hot-weather treat -- the Popsicle. But 100 years ago, when the mouthwatering, tongue-discoloring, instantly refreshing frozen drink on a stick was invented by ...

Instead, that belonged to the Popsicle Corporation, a company successfully marketing his treat across the country as a "frozen lollipop" or a "drink on a stick.” Epperson set up a royalty ...

During the Great Depression, the company debuted the two-stick version of the Popsicle to help consumers stretch their dollar — the duo sold for 5 cents. But this delicious duo faced competition ...