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Restaurant Chain Forced to Change Its Name Due to Mafia Reference

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Spanish restaurant chain "La Mafia Se Sienta A La Mesa" has been ordered to change its name because it allegedly portrayed Italian organised crime in a positive light.
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After several years of judicial battle, the Italian authorities managed to force a Spanish restaurant chain named "La Mafia se sente a mesa" (the Mafia goes to table) to change its name. In question, a reference deemed contrary to public order.

The LMssLM Group has reacted to the ruling by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office regarding the name of its restaurant chain, La Mafia se sienta a la mesa, which has been contested by the Italian Embassy. The company does not rule out an appeal and admits it is considering a new name. The LMssLM Group, the company responsible for the La Mafia se sienta a la mesa restaurant chain, has publicly reacted to the ruling issued by the Spanish Paten…

The popular restaurant chain La Mafia sits at the table faces a forced change of name. The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) has cancelled the brand because it considers that it trivializes the name of a criminal organization. The decision, which culminates a process initiated years ago, has not taken by surprise the company, which already works on alternatives to guarantee the continuity of a business with a quarter of a century of tra…

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Oddity Central broke the news in on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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