DoubleShot vs DoubleShot

by Nicole Weston (Subscribe to Nicole Weston's posts)
Posted Apr 7th 2006 7:59AM
Filed under: Coffee, Midwest Cities, On the Blogs, America, Coffee shops

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Starbucks has a canned espresso drink called the DoubleShot, which is a sweetened blend of cream and espresso. There is also a coffee shop and roastery in Tulsa, Oklahoma called the DoubleShot Coffee Company. Starbucks is suing the midwestern coffee company for trademark violations over the use of the name "doubleshot."

According to the blog Whiskey Wednesday, which has spoken with the owner of the DoubleShot Coffee Co., Starbucks trademarked the term back in 2001, around the time of the release of their canned beverage. Their lawyers have advised the roastery to desist from using the name, but the owner of the Tulsa-based shop stands firm behind his use of the term, explaining "Doubleshot is a generic industry term for two shots of espresso. They have no exclusive rights to it." If the case goes forward, a judge will end up deciding who, if anyone, has the rights to the term.

Tags: beverage, blog, can, coffee, coffee drink, coffee shop, cream, double shot, double shot coffee company, doubleshot, espresso, law, lawyers, midwest, oklahoma, roastery, roasting, starbucks, trademark, tulsa

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4-07-2006 @ 9:28AM

William said...

If I found out that Starbucks tried to copyright the word "The" and demanded compensation every time "the" word was used I would not be surprised...

4-07-2006 @ 11:21AM

Karen said...

Starbucks needs to get over themselves.

4-07-2006 @ 11:42AM

Joey said...

Starbucks always tries to steal the cool words. I mean, DoubleShot that F#$@ing rad.

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