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Clothing Company Ordered to Pay Buc-Ee’s $850,000 for Trademark Infringement
Born United must destroy infringing products and stop using Buc-ee’s beaver logo after the judge found it widely recognized and protected by trademark law.
- A Summerville-based clothing company, Born United, settled a trademark dispute with Buc-ee, agreeing to pay the Texas gas station giant $850,000 in damages for unauthorized use of its iconic beaver logo.
- Buc-Ee sued Born United on May 27, 2025, after discovering the company sold merchandise featuring the retailer's cartoon beaver logo wearing military tactical gear and wielding a gun without permission.
- In an Aug settlement filed in District Court, Judge David C. Norton found the logo synonymous with the brand, while Born United owners acknowledged trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unjust enrichment.
- Born United is now permanently restrained from using the beaver logo or any mark "confusingly similar," and the owners must destroy all infringing products and take down existing advertisements.
- Founded in 1982, Buc-ee operates over 50 locations across nine states and maintains an aggressive legal strategy, recently highlighted when comedian John Oliver mocked the company's lawsuit tactics on HBO's Last Week Tonight.
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The Independent (US)Clothing store ordered to pay $850K to Buc-ee’s over trademark infringement
Born United has been ordered to stop selling the merchandise featuring the Buc-ee’s logo and destroy all of its merchandise depicting the mascot
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