[NohSpinZone]

Uh, the copyright department at Caterpillar working overtime? I'm all for property rights but this seems a bit excessive unless the coffee shop is including Caterpillar tractors in their merchandising or something.

[EEGator]

What assholes.

Great press for Caterpillar Inc...

[Innovative]

Sheer insanity.

Caterpillar should be ashamed of themselves and a judge certainly should rule against them.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Well, there you have it. You can no longer refer to your felinian friends as cats . . . Katz, maybe.

[Java4Jay]

What does the shop’s logo look like?

[oh8eleven]

received a cease and desist from Caterpillar
Effin' lawyers.

[seawolf101]

Is Caterpillar going to go after every business with Dog and Cat in it’s name? Sounds like they have a bit too much time on their hands.

[TexasGator]

“Uh, the copyright department at Caterpillar working overtime? I’m all for property rights but this seems a bit excessive unless the coffee shop is including Caterpillar tractors in their merchandising or something.”

Not about coffee. Simple filing by CAT to protect their trademark CAT which Cat and Coffee is using on apparel.

[plain talk]

So no one can use the name “cat” in a business name? Ridiculous.

[max americana]

The Caterpillar or Cat logo is very specific. Unless the shop was blatant about it and close to it, sure I can understand it. Reminds me of Coming to America’ and he had a McDowell’s, not McDonald’s.

[subterfuge]

Has anyone copyrighted “Dog” yet? A friend wants to know.

[Ingtar]

A few years back, a local radio station had to remove Target from their name for the same reason.

[HamiltonJay]

What happens when you have corporate lawyers, that need to justify their paychecks...

[DeFault User]

"Waitress, I'll have a backhoe and a front end loader to go, please!"

[Telepathic Intruder]

All cats are now property of Caterpillar, Inc.

[Mr.Unique]

I suppose folks could read the article.

But, what fun is there in that?

[USMCPOP]

Obviously a bulldozer related coffee company.Look at the bulldozer-like cloud, leaking oil and an electrical short to ground.

[golux]

That’s nothing.

Heard tell some of their thugs from Peoria are going around ripping out catheters.

[Leaning Right]

I wonder if Caterpillar ever got around to suing Columbia Pictures.

[Still Thinking]

Normally trademarks aren’t considered infringing unless they’re confusing or in the same business as the owner. Plus, how can you trademark a common word anyway, at least exclusively?

[9YearLurker]

Something wrong with our legal system (and the Caterpillar legal department) if this story is accurate.