Rolling paper giant sues over NYC firm's T-shirts

[Adsos Letter]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) -- A prominent cigarette paper maker with drug-culture cachet is accusing a T-shirt company of stealing its distinctive style for a design celebrating President-elect Barack Obama's victory.

Bambu Sales Inc. - a 244-year-old firm that proudly notes its products' inclusion in such films as "Totally Baked: A Pot-u-mentary" and the "Cheech and Chong" series - filed a federal trademark-infringement lawsuit Friday against Love Fatigues LLC. The suit says Love Fatigues copied the curvy script and beige-and-white striped background used on Bambu's packages and its own T-shirts.

Love Fatigues' shirts say "Obama" in Bambu-like type. Some feature a version of the Panama-hat-clad smoker found in some Bambu logos - but with Obama's face.

The design could "subject Bambu to criticism and scorn" if people take it to depict the future president smoking marijuana, the company wrote in a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan.



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[meegbear]

1. Here's a link to the itemsin question ...

http://www.lovefatigues.com/obama_landing.html

That definitely looks like their design/logo

[Adsos Letter]

2. Yes indeed it do...

I'd forgotten what Bambu papers looked like...it's been years...plus...I was always a Zig~Zag guy... :D

[Aqaba]

3. Zig-Zag 1.0 FTW

[acmavm]

6. Yeah, Zigs were the way to go.

[bitchkitty]

4. Not just looks like - except for the wording

that IS their design/logo.

[ohio2007]

5. well...he does smoke

;)

[NYC Liberal]

7. Compare 'em: