Trademarks and coffee
My favorite place to get coffee is apparently embroiled in some unpleasantness with NY state department of Economic Development:
http://nyti.ms/Zu74aS
I'm not really sure how to feel about this. My instinct is to feel sorry for the coffee shop. I don't think they're really stealing or infringing upon the "I heart NY" logo. They're using their own unique variation of it to promote both their business and New York. But their good intentions are clearly irrelevant when it comes to the letter of the law. Some lawyer for the state department feels she has a valid legal case, which she very well may... it's just silly.
Yep, I think I'm going to go with my instinct and side with the coffee shop. They make damn good coffee and have awesome donuts and cookies to boot.
http://nyti.ms/Zu74aS
I'm not really sure how to feel about this. My instinct is to feel sorry for the coffee shop. I don't think they're really stealing or infringing upon the "I heart NY" logo. They're using their own unique variation of it to promote both their business and New York. But their good intentions are clearly irrelevant when it comes to the letter of the law. Some lawyer for the state department feels she has a valid legal case, which she very well may... it's just silly.
Yep, I think I'm going to go with my instinct and side with the coffee shop. They make damn good coffee and have awesome donuts and cookies to boot.