PornHub owner MindGeek is threatening a kebab shop in NYC with trademark infringement::If you’ve been listening to the Vergecast you know the standard for trademark infringement is “likelihood of confusion,” and while it’s true the Hub is known for ⚫️🟠, something tells me the folks walking into Doner Haus aren’t confused about what’s on the menu. Full story in Chelsea News, a hyperlocal NYC news site, via Verge pal Alexandra Roberts.
Reminds me how McDonald’s lost their Big Mac trademark in the EU.
They had registered it as a restaurant name among others. So the EUIPO invalidated their big mac trademark, when they tried to get a restaurant chain called Supermac to change name. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2019/01/16/how-mcdonalds-lost-its-big-mac-in-europe/
It appears that the trademark was at least partly restored earlier this year, but I am not sure. I’m no trademark lawyer.