New York restaurant faces legal battle with Pornhub
Pornhub’s parent company demands that an East Village restaurant change its logo – otherwise there will be no happy ending in court.
According to a cease-and-desist letter verified by The Post, MindGeek claims that Döner Haus’ white and yellow logo is too similar to the porn site.
“The same general appearance” between Döner Haus and Pornhub’s emblems threatens to “create confusion” and “deceive the public” about the companies’ disparate offerings – and “abuse the goodwill of Pornhub’s brands,” it says in the July 17 letter.
The claims stunned the family-run restaurant, which opened its doors on East 14th Street in March.
“We’re still puzzled as to why MindGeek decided to target us… We operate in two completely different businesses and see no way we could be confused with them,” said Pauline Phan, marketing manager at Döner Haus.
No lawsuit has yet been filed, but MindGeek said it intends to “take appropriate legal action” if the restaurant doesn’t change its logo.
“We will do our best to fight it,” said Phan, who has hired a lawyer.
