IP infringement is rampant, part 3 (Lukla edition)
IP infringement is rampant, part 3 (Lukla edition)
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IP infringement is rampant, part 3 (Lukla edition)

3 Comments Posted in: Nepal | By: Aaron |

We were shocked and amused to discover at Lukla (the airport town for the Everest region) a fake “Starbucks Coffee” that went to pretty extreme extents to replicate the Starbucks logo and name. (The inside looked nothing similar, however.)

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They even had their own “Starbucks Mug”! And like any good collector, Jami had to have the mug, fake store or not.

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Just for the record, the coffee and food was terrible. But after seeing the ballsy sign, we had to taste them. IIC, or just a geeky TM lawyer?

3 Responses to IP infringement is rampant, part 3 (Lukla edition)

  • Karen Johnson

    What is IIC?

    • Aaron

      Sorry – I meant to type that out fully. Initial Interest Confusion.

  • Karen Johnson

    In that case, I vote for geeky TM lawyer :-).