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Techdirt
TechdirtOct 7, 2026
In-N-Out Stares Down A Gift Horse & Then Shoots It Dead Over Trademark
There's looking a gift horse in the mouth, and then there's deciding to shoot that gift horse in the face repeatedly for no good reason. Famed West Coast burger chain In-N-Out has an equally robust reputation as a trademark bully and bad actor. Whether it's the trademark tourism the company engages in, in which it...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 18, 2026
Buc-ee’s Extracts 850k Settlement From Born United For Parody Usage
If you thought we were done with the trademark bullying drama resulting from gas station and convenience store chain Buc-ee's, you were wrong. While we're still waiting for this corporation to take up John Oliver's request to sue him for creating parody merchandize of the Buc-ee's brand, the company has decided to do what bullies...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 5, 2026
Take-Two’s Leak Burying DMCA Attempts Snared GameStop & Gaming Journalist That Did Nothing Wrong
I have mostly stayed away from the whole saga surrounding the drip-drip leaks of Grand Theft Auto 6 content prior to the big reveal on Netflix because, frankly, I am quite wary of giving companies the kind of guerilla marketing wins that sometimes look like this sort of thing. That being said, I really don't...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 29, 2026
Buc-ee’s Decides The Right Response To Pushback On Its Trademark Bullying Is To Invoke Partisanship
We've been detailing the trademark bullying ways of Buc-ee's, famous gas station and convenience store chain in the American south and infamous IP bully, for over a year now. Buc-ee's seems to think that any semi-related business that has branding that involves a cartoon animal or in any way references beavers somehow violates its trademark...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 19, 2026
Buc-ee’s Billboard Near Beaver’s Mini Mart Vandalized As Corporation Gaslights Mayor
This Buc-ee's vs. the Beaver's Mini-Mart is just not going to go away. While Buc-ee's has made quite the name for itself as a trademark bully over the past several years, it may have finally run into a combination that is more than the corporation can handle. Between John Oliver's continued coverage of this lawsuit,...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 13, 2026
John Oliver Doubles Down After Latest Buc-ee’s Trademark Bullying Lawsuit
The Buc-ee's trademark bullying saga continues! The company, once best known for building ridiculously enormous gas station and convenience store combinations has more recently become nearly as infamous for its bullying and litigious behavior. Buc-ee's has a habit of suing all kinds of other businesses for trademark infringement, so long as those other businesses use...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 8, 2026
Buc-ee’s Shies Away From John Oliver Challenge, Sues Tiny Ohio Convenience Store Instead
Buc-ee's trademark bullying ways continue! This company that has long been famous for its enormous gas station and convenience stores practically dripping in Americana is quickly building a national reputation for itself as a petulant trademark bully. It's lawsuits are typically dumb and usually feature Buc-ee's claim that it somehow owns every cartoon animal mascot...
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Techdirt
TechdirtJul 31, 2026
John Oliver Dares Buc-ee’s To Sue Him Over Trademark Infringement
I will admit it's always a special kind of fun when a topic we cover here at Techdirt gets the John Oliver treatment. He and his writing team generally gets things right, which helps. And I'm not saying that Oliver and his crew are definitely Techdirt readers, but, well, hi John and crew! Readers here...
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 24, 2025
Hooked On Velcro
How Velcro became one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, despite simultaneously gaining an unfashionable reputation.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 29, 2015
Frozen Karma's Gonna Get You
The Klondike bar's catchy slogan isn't just marketing talk. The ice cream novelty was subject to a legal saga that nearly went to the Supreme Court.
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