Category: Odd + Funny Author : Duncan Riley Posted: February 3, 2009
Tags : all citi pawn, all citi pawn logo, all citi pawn shop, bailout, banks, citi pawn, citi pawn shop, pawn shop
Citigroup, the American banking giant that survives today exclusively off the back of a $36.5 billion cash injection courtesy of the American taxpayer, is using some of those funds on high priced lawyers to sue a small New York pawn shop.
The bank alleges that All Citi Pawn infringes on Citigroup’s trademark by using the word “Citi” and with a logo that includes an arc.
Citigroup is seeking all of the business’ profits since it adopted the All Citi Pawn name.
Pawn shop manager Bob Kay told CNN: “What can I tell you? Its crazy. They’re going wild for a little art that I put up. Theirs is a moon shape, mine is a V-shape, but I’ve already taken it down.”
Your tax payer dollars at work America: thousand dollar an hour lawyers trying to put small businesses out of business. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, doesn’t it 
Feb 3, 2009
Here's the google street view of their sign:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=fir…
Feb 3, 2009
Josh, thanks for the Google Map link. It looks so much like Citibank logo. Citi is trying to protect the tax dollars, they are not going after a business. If you want to talk about driving small business out of business, talk about Walmart.
Feb 3, 2009
It's an obvious ripoff of Citi's logo, protecting their trademark is what a company is supposed to do.
Tax dollars or not is irrelevant.
Feb 3, 2009
Glad DD brought up Wal-mart. God forbid the people who have low-paying jobs (or no jobs at all) be able to go buy affordable food and other goods at the expense of a mom and pop. Two people better off? Or a community? Bitch and moan all you want about the “homogenization of America” or whatever other BS it is you leftests spout off about, but they've made a lot of people's lives a lot better.
Dec 16, 2011
Trademark infringement is trademark infringement. PERIOD.