January 27Jan 27 8 hours ago, Iceman said: Our local school pays Power Cat $200/ year to use the logo. Our's does the TTU guns up.
January 27Jan 27 Author 37 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said: Most boilerplate defendant answers include a laches claim. The only time that I have seen a court deem it relevant was in a trademark case. That explains why folks do need to work to defend their trademarks. Silly or not, the beaver needs to defend its turf. Yes, as to actually confusingly similar marks. This really isn't one. I don't think 7-Mart was either. Both Bucee's and 7-11 were being "proprietary" about their marks, that is unconcerned about likely confusion, lost sales, and attendant loss of goodwill.
January 27Jan 27 21 hours ago, WBT said: Jury ruled for Bucee's in that one. What a joke. Snappy's is on the clock Smiling, hat, animal, yellow...that's 4 points of similarity right there. So what is Bucee's motivation here? I agree that they can't be losing significant sales. Do they just enjoy paying lawyers? As someone who recently went through trade mark for name, "logo" and image (3 different submissions) I'll note that your legal team actively monitors for tm infringement. My non-lawyer guess is the infringement was brought forth but legal counsel. They advised it was winnable and a company isn't going to veto their lawyers. Well, I sure as shit wouldn't.
January 27Jan 27 Author Sort of a general note on trademark ownership for a small or medium-sized business. You don't need a registration to own a trademark. As long as you use it in connection with services or applied to goods, you own a "common law trademark." You can sue on it, license it, or sell it. A federal, and to a lesser extent a state, trademark registration "formalizes" that claim and makes it easier to sue, license, or sell. I call the above the "offensive" characteristics of a registration. Most smaller businesses have no desire to actually sue anyone for anything, much less something esoteric like trademark infringement. That is especially true when confronted with the reality that trademark litigation costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, with little prospect of damages and a bit of a coin-flip on the outcome, if the issues are at all close. BUT, a registration has "defensive" characteristics, as well. Once federally registered, confusingly similar marks (on confusingly similar goods or services, but it's really all the same inquiry) cannot be registered. One of the worst-case outcomes for a smaller business is that someone else comes after and registers their mark and turns around and sues you. If you are a prior user, you may prevail in such litigation, but at hideous cost, and there's a chance that expensive and annoying "rebranding" becomes a cost-effective option there. As a smaller business, you cannot validly declare that you'll never sue anyone over a trademark, but even if you think that to be the case, the defensive characteristics of a registration can have huge value.
January 27Jan 27 41 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Sort of a general note on trademark ownership for a small or medium-sized business. You don't need a registration to own a trademark. As long as you use it in connection with services or applied to goods, you own a "common law trademark." You can sue on it, license it, or sell it. A federal, and to a lesser extent a state, trademark registration "formalizes" that claim and makes it easier to sue, license, or sell. I call the above the "offensive" characteristics of a registration. Most smaller businesses have no desire to actually sue anyone for anything, much less something esoteric like trademark infringement. That is especially true when confronted with the reality that trademark litigation costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, with little prospect of damages and a bit of a coin-flip on the outcome, if the issues are at all close. BUT, a registration has "defensive" characteristics, as well. Once federally registered, confusingly similar marks (on confusingly similar goods or services, but it's really all the same inquiry) cannot be registered. One of the worst-case outcomes for a smaller business is that someone else comes after and registers their mark and turns around and sues you. If you are a prior user, you may prevail in such litigation, but at hideous cost, and there's a chance that expensive and annoying "rebranding" becomes a cost-effective option there. As a smaller business, you cannot validly declare that you'll never sue anyone over a trademark, but even if you think that to be the case, the defensive characteristics of a registration can have huge value. I've seen this bullying bullshit happen. The Torchy's folks, for example, claim to own the phrase "damned good" in relation to functionally anything related to food. Have some "damned good" chips you want to sell? Maybe some "damned good" Danish kringle? Or some "damned good" barbecue? Fuck off, Torchy's and its private equity-funded legal team are going to sue you into oblivion. Trademark bullying lawsuits are definitely one of those things where I think a "loser pays" mechanism would be really fucking helpful, because otherwise, it's just a system of "Goliath always wins, David always loses."
January 27Jan 27 A few years ago when Otter’s car wash on Whitestone Blvd in Cedar Park opened, UT got on the owner’s case about his lookalike “Tower” on top of his building. So Otter had to have it renovated slightly to this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PhrdRB5tDimixdzR6 Edited January 27Jan 27 by Armybrat
January 27Jan 27 I’ll stop by with the fam for the novelty, bathrooms, and food, but I refuse to buy their branded merch that is like 3/4 of the store. Whenever I see people with the shirts and hats etc I automatically assume basic white trash who has never read a book. Sue me.
January 27Jan 27 21 hours ago, Hawndoh said: so any animal in a circle is owned by Buccees? seems lame.
January 27Jan 27 22 hours ago, Hawndoh said: so any animal in a circle is owned by Buccees? seems lame. This. Seems like Super Fuels should be more worried about whether Hanna-Barbera and Scrappy Doo come calling.
January 27Jan 27 3 hours ago, Chris Dishman's Donut said: This. Seems like Super Fuels should be more worried about whether Hanna-Barbera and Scrappy Doo come calling. More like NBCUniversal and Underdog.
January 27Jan 27 I know one of the lawyers for Bucees very well. He had to move to Pearland to get the job.
January 28Jan 28 2 hours ago, huge said: He had to move to Pearland to get the job. a truly inhumane fate
January 28Jan 28 12 minutes ago, Iceman said: Are their HQ not in Lake Jackson? yes Guess that's a bridge too far for the law dogs Edited January 28Jan 28 by WBT
January 28Jan 28 Those of you who think no one could possibly be stupid enough confuse the Bucees logo with those other logos have obviously never been inside of a Bucees.
January 28Jan 28 My only reticence is the crowd. And it never takes too long. And everything is cheaper. When Bucees gets enshittened then the real enshitten has hit the fan
January 28Jan 28 Whatever advantages Bucees offers, pricing is not one of them, on merchandise, gas, or otherwise.
January 28Jan 28 It’s poop. Shitting. That’s what it’s for, along with gas pump ubiquity. Otherwise it’s Walmart, but with greeters that don’t actively look/sound like they want to commit seppuku.
January 28Jan 28 24 minutes ago, Iceman said: Whatever advantages Bucees offers, pricing is not one of them, on merchandise, gas, or otherwise. What about on ice, man?
January 28Jan 28 Y'all could fuck up an orgy. It's a clean bathroom, a relatively quick fill-up, and (for my son) a cone of roasted pecans. If you linger to peruse the shirts or God forbid you actually stay and eat, that's on you.
January 28Jan 28 4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Y'all could fuck up an orgy. It's a clean bathroom, a relatively quick fill-up, and (for my son) a cone of roasted pecans. If you linger to peruse the shirts or God forbid you actually stay and eat, that's on you. Stop spoiling that kid by buying him shit on gas stops. Just keep a few cans of vienna sausages somewhere in the car. If he's actually hungry, he'll eat them. (Every 70's dad ever)
January 28Jan 28 People drooling over Buc-ee's should do some research on the owner. He'll never get another nickel out of me.
January 28Jan 28 1 hour ago, troph said: Yeah well man some people want intimate emotional and meaningful relationships not just sex with 40 people at once.
January 28Jan 28 2 hours ago, Iceman said: Whatever advantages Bucees offers, pricing is not one of them, on merchandise, gas, or otherwise. Cheapest fountain drinks and beer prices in the world, based on my EXHAUSTIVE* research *I tire easily
January 28Jan 28 Polar Pop at Circle K is significantly cheaper than Bucees. Just sayin…don’t mind the typhoid in the shitter though.
January 28Jan 28 I see that Polar Pop is $.79 That's cheap. There is a CircleK near me but the reviews are not promising.
January 28Jan 28 36 minutes ago, Iceman said: Polar Pop at Circle K is significantly cheaper than Bucees. Just sayin…don’t mind the typhoid in the shitter though. 13 minutes ago, huge said: I see that Polar Pop is $.79 That's cheap. There is a CircleK near me but the reviews are not promising. Yeah, but...
January 29Jan 29 On 1/28/2025 at 7:52 AM, jimmyjazz said: Y'all could fuck up an orgy. It's a clean bathroom, a relatively quick fill-up, and (for my son) a cone of roasted pecans. If you linger to peruse the shirts or God forbid you actually stay and eat, that's on you. Get that philly cheesteak burrito or the breakfast tacos when they have them.
January 29Jan 29 Those of you mentioning how quickly you can get in and out of a Buc-ees, I wonder if it depends on which one you're at. I refuse to stop* at the fucking place for several reasons, but the main one is that I always have to wait in line for a gas pump, then wait in line to take a piss, then wait in line to buy the kids some shitty processed snack food. It takes for-fucking-ever. That defeats the entire point of a highway pit stop. I also find it to be the most depressing place I've ever been outside of touring concentration camps. Loving Buc-ee's is no different than loving Wal-Mart, and you don't see many folks stanning for that shithole. The customer bases look eerily similar, though. The more pumps/bathrooms/square footage one of those hellholes has, the longer it takes to get in and out. It almost makes me believe the bullshit studies that show if you build more roads you just make traffic worse. Almost. * I actually do stop at a Buc-ee's once per year on an annual fishing trip, as I get outvoted by my idiot friends. One is an aggie, and he has infected the other two with stupid. Every damn year we're stuck in that god-forsaken hell hole for twice as long or more than it would take to stop at literally any other gas station to fill up and take a piss. They know I hate it and take much glee from my curmedgeonly attitude while I stand outside and wait on them to fill up on shitty aggie snacks and cheap trinkets for their kids. I never miss smoking more than those days.
January 29Jan 29 31 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said: Those of you mentioning how quickly you can get in and out of a Buc-ees, I wonder if it depends on which one you're at. I refuse to stop* at the fucking place for several reasons, but the main one is that I always have to wait in line for a gas pump, then wait in line to take a piss, then wait in line to buy the kids some shitty processed snack food. It takes for-fucking-ever. That defeats the entire point of a highway pit stop. I also find it to be the most depressing place I've ever been outside of touring concentration camps. Loving Buc-ee's is no different than loving Wal-Mart, and you don't see many folks stanning for that shithole. The customer bases look eerily similar, though. The more pumps/bathrooms/square footage one of those hellholes has, the longer it takes to get in and out. It almost makes me believe the bullshit studies that show if you build more roads you just make traffic worse. Almost. * I actually do stop at a Buc-ee's once per year on an annual fishing trip, as I get outvoted by my idiot friends. One is an aggie, and he has infected the other two with stupid. Every damn year we're stuck in that god-forsaken hell hole for twice as long or more than it would take to stop at literally any other gas station to fill up and take a piss. They know I hate it and take much glee from my curmedgeonly attitude while I stand outside and wait on them to fill up on shitty aggie snacks and cheap trinkets for their kids. I never miss smoking more than those days. You're doing it wrong. Enter the Buc-ee's. Peruse the goods. Spend an extra hour in there everytime they want to stop. Be the one who makes them hate the place.
January 29Jan 29 On 1/26/2025 at 11:32 AM, chainsaw said: I hate Buc-ee's CR incoming Hide contents and their MAGA-coded brand. Fuck their overrated snacks, too I've never been to a Bucee's and have no plans to ever go to one.
January 29Jan 29 5 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said: You're doing it wrong. Enter the Buc-ee's. Peruse the goods. Spend an extra hour in there everytime they want to stop. Be the one who makes them hate the place. Solid advice. Thank you, and I'll report back in October after the next trip.
January 29Jan 29 There's nothing quick about Buc-aggy, who the fuck thinks you can get gas there quickly? It's almost always at least a bit out of the way, and not any cheaper than Costco or HEB, if you're not an idiot and plan your trips even the slightest amount. The only exception, in convenience terms, I can think of is the small one in Giddings, if you're headed west. But it's not cheaper than a half dozen other places in town, and, with the railroad I always plan to make it through town as quickly as possible. Not a dime of my money will knowingly go to paying for aggy athletics. Why this has to be said on this website in the age of NIL is insane.
January 29Jan 29 50 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: I've never been to a Bucee's and have no plans to ever go to one. I guess it's kind of impressive the first time you walk into one of the newer oversized ones but if size is your thing then it isn't that much of a change from TA, Loves, and Flying J. Maybe if you want an absolute guarantee that there's gonna be an available gas pump, then maybe a Buc-ee's makes sense. Half the store is just kitschy Cracker Barrel-style knick knacks.
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