Right at the bottom, it says Badger & Blade
Yes, it is.Does anyone know if this website even is trademarked and copyrighted? I would assume so but I do not actually know.
Unfortunately, if it is not already protected, I fear we will have little recourse.
I agree with your summation of the situation. Live and let live is a good motto.Before anybody needlessly spends and money on attorney fees and retainers, let's all take a deep breath
here and examine things a little more carefully .....
Our proud website is entitled "Badger & Blade" while the name of the shop is "The Badger & Blade."
That small difference alone is probably enough to protect them from any copyright infringement liability.
Copyright infringement claims need to suggest unfair competition. That is certainly not the case here.
Also, if you look closely, the ears on our badger logo are black and white, while the ears on their badger
are solid black, and there are crossed straight razors under the badger's chin on their logo which differs
from ours----- these small dissimilar findings are probably enough of a differentiation, again, to protect
them from any ethical or jurisprudence liability. I sincerely doubt that the owners of this shop are out to
hurt us or cause any malfeasance toward our community of fine gentlemen.
Those of you who have read my many "happy" threads and posts in the past are well aware that I am an
eternal optimist. So let's look at the bright side of this situation. Perhaps there are a bunch of traditional
shavers in the neighborhood of the barbershop who will plug "Badger & Blade" into their internet search
engines and stumble upon our website. And maybe, just maybe, we'll get some nice new gentlemen to join
our esteemed group. Hey, ya' never know. This may wind up being a blessing in disguise.
The case I mentioned was in rural Illinois:We can speculate all we want. It’s really up to Nick and/or Joel to decide how they want to proceed.
Oh, and as far as McDonald’s goes, there used to be a restaurant in Green Bay, WI called The McDonald Family restaurant, because that was their name. Long story short, they’re not around anymore.