Fifty-three years ago, the Dodgers told the borough of Brooklyn to shove it its nose with a rubber hose and lit out for the warmer climes of Los Angeles. Now they've returned -- well, at least their lawyers have -- to file a lawsuit against a local burger company for daring to use a similar font and the word 'Brooklyn.'
The L.A. Dodgers (note: L.A., as in 3,000 miles away) have filed suit against the owner of Brooklyn Burger because they think the logo and name would somehow, possibly in some world, confuse people into thinking the burger company was associated with a team that hasn't existed in over half a century.
The Brooklyn Burger logo was actually approved for trademark back in April, and yet the Dodgers have just filed their official complaint with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Brooklyn Burger's lawyer tells Gothamist that the whole thing is just stupid:
People who see [Brooklyn Burger's logo] in Brooklyn aren't going to think the Brooklyn Dodgers are selling hamburgers... It's crazy for the Los Angeles Dodgers to claim exclusive rights to the word 'Brooklyn.'
If you check out the Brooklyn Burger site, you'll see that the company is actually the official meat patty provider for a Brooklyn baseball team -- the minor league Cyclones in Coney Island.
Let's just hope this lawsuit gets thrown out before Brooklyn Burger is forced to move to the west coast.
L.A. Dodgers Sue Over Brooklyn Burger Logo [Gothamist]
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