"A sneaker company is suing Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, along with their restaurant partners, alleging trademark infringement. The complaint centers on their use of the numbers specific to 1587 Prime, the name of their restaurant in Kansas City, according to court records. Mahomes and Kelce, along with business partners Noble 33, opened their steakhouse last year, combining Mahomes' and Kelce's jersey numbers to give it the name."
"The 1587 Prime trademark is in the bar and restaurant category. The sneaker company's 1587 trademark application is in a clothing category. "I think it's a tough case for the sneaker company," Gerben said. "Trademarks can coexist in different industries. ... Given that the marks are essentially identical here, is a restaurant and a shoe company too close? Are consumers likely to be confused in thinking they are affiliated with one another?""
A sneaker company sued Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and their restaurant partners over the steakhouse name 1587 Prime, alleging trademark infringement for identical numeric branding. The complaint centers on combining Mahomes' and Kelce's jersey numbers. The sneaker company says it began selling shoes under the 1587 mark on April 13, 2023 and claims first use, but filed its "1587" trademark application last October. The steakhouse applied for "1587 Prime" in December 2023 in the bar and restaurant category, while the sneaker company's application is in a clothing category. The sneaker company also alleges apparel infringement because 1587 Prime sells clothing.
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