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.
They think this is bad, there’s a seafood van near my local pub called “Prawn Hub” with the same logo design.
We have a butcher near us called Pork Hub also with the same logo
Cars around me all seem to be sporting bream hub bumper stickers
😂 I get why PornHub needs to defend it’s TM, but that is hilarious and if I owned PornHub I would consider that free advertising.
Yep, there is a vendor that shows up to farmers’ markets here called “CornHub” with the same design.