However, Detroit-based designer and business owner Tommey Walker Jr. says the Toronto company is infringing on his original, trademarked Detroit Vs. Everybody slogan, reports Deadline Detroit today.
"They're aware it's our trademark," Walker told Deadline Detroit. "I did not allow them to use the brand. I disrespect these guys totally." Last month, Walker sent the Toronto-based clothing brand a cease-and-desist letter. He started his company back in 2012 and Peace Collective began selling Toronto Vs Everybody shirts in 2014.
The case seems a little murky though. As Deadline Detroit reports, Walker thinks he has an international trademark on the slogan.
However, the Detroit website notes that according to Peace Collective's solicitor Maureen McKay, Yalah Dailieh (Peace Collective's founder) owns the Canadian trademark for Toronto Vs Everybody. Since Peace Collective doesn't do business in the United States, it isn't infringing on Walker's trademark, which she says applies only in the States.
Regardless, Walker is isn't happy with Toronto's Peace Collective. I guess it's time for someone to bust out a Toronto Vs. Detroit shirt.
by Amy Grief via blogTO
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