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Budway an unlicensed cannabis retail store in East Vancouver has been ordered to pay fast-food giant Subway $40,000 for trademark infringement and damages.
According to a Federal Court of Canada ruling, the store’s name and signage were too close to that of Subway and the use of a mascot in the shape of a subway sandwich filled with cannabis leaves and with bloodshot eyes damaged the U.S. company’s reputation.
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Posted: Jun 15, 2021 4:23 PM PT | Last Updated: June 15
The Budway cannabis store in Vancouver, pictured on June 16. A judge has ordered the store s owner to pay Subway $40,000 and to destroy any signs, goods, packages and labels marked with the dispensary s logo.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
VANCOUVER The owner of a Vancouver pot shop has been ordered to pay $40,000 to Subway for having copied its branding and logo. In a decision last week, the Federal Court ruled the Budway cannabis dispensary in East Vancouver had infringed on Subway’s trademark logo and that the shop was benefiting from its association with the eponymous sandwich shop while damaging its brand. Budway’s storefront is located on Clarke Drive, a loud multi-lane truck route, and features large signs with obvious similarities to Subway’s branding, both in its name and graphics. Subway sued the pot shop and won.