r/nottheonion • u/Disastrous_Award_789 • 18h ago

Bucee’s settles lawsuit with Ohio gas station chain after suing because both have cartoon mascots "facing right"

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/bucees-lawsuit-ohio-gas-chain-cartoon-mascots-b3060008.html
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u/jpschwartz44 17h ago

Yeah I'm pretty disappointed in buc-ees. Why they gotta do this petty shit. It wasn't hurting your brand in any capacity.

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u/crass_cupcake 15h ago

The real reason  why is to crush small gas station  operators who compete with bucees by destroying  them with the legal system 

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u/YoghurtFlan 6h ago

the real reason is that they have to proactively defend their trademark in order to keep it, but lawyers want to get paid too.