Legal action brought by BrewDog against Leeds bar
A proposed Leeds bar, Draft Punk, has faced the wrath of major bar chain BrewDog.
Draft Punk, the brainchild of music promoter Tom Green, faced legal action before it even opened its doors, after BrewDog’s “trigger happy” lawyers raised objections about its name.
BrewDog owns the trademark for “punk” in relation to beer, rather than bars or restaurants, but according to the Guardian, the bar chain’s lawyers - Glaswegian firm Lawrie IP - said that because Draft Punk plans on serving beer meant its trademark rights wer... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
