Carnegie Hall sues owner of Carnegie Diner for – Business News
Carnegie Hall is suing the operator of a number of eating places known as the Carnegie Diner & Cafe, accusing it of infringing logos belonging to at least one of the world’s most prestigious music venues.
The nonprofit Carnegie Hall Corp, which manages the 134-year-old venue, stated Efstathios Antonakopoulos has “taken every opportunity” to commerce off its image and model to advertise his Carnegie Diners in Manhattan; Secaucus, New Jersey; and Vienna, Virginia, with a acknowledged aim to franchise nationwide by 2029.
Carnegie Hall objected to the eating places that includes wall-size murals of its building and stage, promoting T-shirts and different merchandise referencing the venue and referring to historic occasions equivalent to appearances by singer Bob Dylan, soprano Maria Callas and civil rights chief Martin Luther King.
Carnegie Hall objected to the eating places that includes wall-size murals of its building and stage, promoting T-shirts and different merchandise referencing the venue. REUTERS
The grievance filed on Tuesday in Manhattan federal courtroom stated that is complicated clients into believing Carnegie Hall and Carnegie Diners have been related, and that years of attempting to resolve the matter amicably have been unsuccessful.
It additionally quoted Antonakopoulos, who is called Stathis, describing Carnegie Diner as paying “homage” to Carnegie Hall and people who appeared on the midtown Manhattan venue. One of the eating places is situated diagonally throughout the road.
“This is no ‘homage’; it is theft,” the grievance stated.
Antonakopoulos and his company, Carnegie Hospitality, didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark. He turned chief government in 2019, in accordance with the company’s web site.
Carnegie Hall stated in a assertion: “We filed the suit to protect both Carnegie Hall’s intellectual property rights and innocent consumers who are likely to mistakenly believe that the restaurants are related to Carnegie Hall.”
The lawsuit quoted Efstathios Antonakopoulos, who is called Stathis, describing Carnegie Diner as paying “homage” to Carnegie Hall and people who appeared on the midtown Manhattan venue. Matthew McDermott
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, a halt to additional alleged infringements, and the cancellation of Carnegie Hospitality’s registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Carnegie Diner & Cafe eating places.
The case is Carnegie Hall Corp v Carnegie Hospitality LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 25-04224.
