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Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
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Comments
does this fall in the worst name categories
1. Nadds
2. Green Cilantro
3. Grey Goose????
Let me guess, a vodka bar?
Posted by: anon;) | March 24, 2010 9:48 AM
Wouldn't that name be trademarked?
Posted by: CalicoGal | March 24, 2010 10:34 AM
Grey Goose is throwing money around stimulus-like so I wouldn't be suprised if they paid a place to use their name. BTW Bacardi owns Grey Goose along with about 75% of the spirts you see at a regular bar.
Posted by: Tif | March 24, 2010 10:55 AM
Tif, let's hope you're right. If not, I can visualize the cease & desist papers being delivered well before the opening. Not a good sign if the new owner(s) neglected to even do a quick Trademark & Patent Office search.
Posted by: Courtney B. | March 24, 2010 1:41 PM
Guess I should rethink my plans to open a bar called the Bacardi Sucks Club.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | March 24, 2010 1:43 PM
I thought the same thing re: Grey Goose, but the sign has an actual goose on it. I don't think it's explicitly connected to the vodka.
Posted by: neal s | March 24, 2010 2:17 PM
In that case, I'm opening a bar called Captain Morgan's, with a photo of Tracy Morgan wearing a three-cornered hat.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | March 24, 2010 2:19 PM
I walked by there today. Sorry I didn't get a pic of it, but the goose is wearing a barber-shop quartet-style hat that says "Hampden."
Posted by: NR | March 24, 2010 2:59 PM
My joint is gonna be called Patron except it will be pronounced "PA-tron" as in someone who patronizes my establishment.
That way there will be no confusion at all and they cant "cease & desist" me.
PS- Neal, even if it is an unrelated business venture, if there is a chance that people will think it is, and will cause confusion, they cannot use the name. (IANAL)
Posted by: CalicoGal | March 25, 2010 9:31 AM
LOL @Sam. Sex in the city shut down two places here, Segs in the City & Handbags in the City. How the crap do you trademark ______ in the city???
Posted by: Tif | March 25, 2010 9:54 AM
Trademark battles are mostly won by bullying. Big company goes after little company that doesn't have the war chest( money) to fight them in court. Little company runs the numbers, and it's just cheaper to get a new business license, sign and stationary.
Posted by: Meekrat | March 27, 2010 1:20 PM