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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Buc-ee’s settles lawsuit with Ohio gas station chain after suing because both have cartoon mascots ‘facing right’

Buc-ee’s has settled a trademark infringement lawsuit with an Ohio gas station chain that involved their cartoon mascots.

The chain of massive travel centers sued Mickey's gas station chain in February, alleging that the company's mascot — a cartoon moose named Mickey — infringed on its trademark. The company notes in the lawsuit that its own logo features a cartoon beaver that faces right, and that Mickey is “a cartoon animal facing right with wide eyes and a smile, overlaying a round background.”

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