Subway sues Singapore firm over trade mark
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SINGAPORE: A nyonya kueh chain in Singapore has been embroiled in a legal tussle with American sandwich chain Subway.
The owner of the sandwich chain, Florida-based Doctor's Associates, is suing the owner of Singapore company Subway Niche for trade mark infringement.
The hearing started on Tuesday.
According to Subway's website, which has been selling sandwiches since 1965, it is the world's largest fastfood chain with 35,383 stores in 98 countries.
There are five Subway Niche outlets in Singapore - the first of which was opened in 1987 in the basement of Wisma Atria - which sell local favourites such as nyonya kueh, nasi lemak, mee siam and mee rebus. It also sells sandwiches, cakes and pastries.
On October 29, 2007, the owner of Subway Niche received a "cease and desist" letter from Subway alleging that the former had infringed on its trademark rights. About a year later, the case went to court but it was subsequently dismissed.
In May last year, the American sandwich chain recommenced legal proceedings against Subway Niche. The hearing continues on Wednesday. - TODAY -
for a long time I thought these 2 are one.
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one sells kueh, the other sandwiches.
and the logo is different too right?
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Yes, but he's using the word "subway" and selling sandwiches too!
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Originally posted by dragg:
one sells kueh, the other sandwiches.
and the logo is different too right?
I don't notice the logo until one day I notice they are selling different food and that Subway is a foreign establishment.
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That's what the real Subway doesn't want, for people to be misled into thinking its part of theirs, hence they are taking legal action. You just proved their point.
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Yeayea~ I think London Public transport council will have to sue Doctor's Associate for infringing their 'trademark' too.
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Me camping for news like the Royal Dutch Shell. petroleum company to sue local company Shell Collections for selling sea shells
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Cisco changed their name to Certis Cisco, how come they are allowed to retain Cisco I wonder?
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they are one and same company and wholly owned by Temasek Holdings..such retention could be due to their well established reputation in the security services and armed police market....
As for CISCO systems....which is an american telco and networking org....they are selling technology and belong to entirely different industry ...
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anyway coming back to subway name....haiz....so many memorable names can use ...but choose this one....
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next time me open shell collection pte ltd, waiting for royal dutch shell to sue me
i sell sea shell, you sell petrol, got link meh.
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is there a nonya kueh artist assembling my nonya kueh?
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Originally posted by gorgorlokaychyong:
for a long time I thought these 2 are one.
maybe they'll summon you to court...
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legally Subway cant sue Subway Niche.its dealing with food no doubt but logo isnt there and name also isnt exact.in most cases,there is no case from the start.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Yes, but he's using the word "subway" and selling sandwiches too!
Oh...how about those people using subway? Get sue also? -
yes subway niche not part of subway??
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Until now I only know there is only one subway, but not subway niche.
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might as well patent my name.so anyone use it i will sue them.:)
under the context of subway in the dictionary.that name or word cant be patented as in aeroplane word or bedroom word.
and subway niche company name isnt subway company.i understand if its delifrance then a company named delifrance niche can be sued because delifrance is itself a unique word not found in the english dictionary.
subway can sue and subway niche can countersue.
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Originally posted by Hitman Factory 1:
might as well patent my name.so anyone use it i will sue them.:)
under the context of subway in the dictionary.that name or word cant be patented as in aeroplane word or bedroom word.
and subway niche company name isnt subway company.i understand if its delifrance then a company named delifrance niche can be sued because delifrance is itself a unique word not found in the english dictionary.
subway can sue and subway niche can countersue.
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we are ok if they sue each other, so long both not fold up for good.
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Originally posted by BanguIzai:
me thinks they dun need lawyers but hitmen. -
so how liao?
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The Americans are behaving like big bullies here again. Subway Niche has been in S'pore before even Subway set up their sandwiches chain here. The kuehs of Subway Niche are authentic and delicious. Their mee siam and nasi lemak can be found in the Paragon branch. I can only hope the Courts do not favour foreign big business at the expense of a local small business built up over time.
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So what happen between subway loti and subway kweh