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A New York party promoter has been banned from using the phrase ‘NYC Pride’ in its advertising, following legal action from the city’s pride parade organisers.
Heritage of Pride (HOP), which runs the annual New York pride parade, had launched legal action against Matinee NYC and Voss NYC over their use of the phrase ‘NYC Pride’.
US District Judge Colleen McMahon found in favour of HOP, and issued an injunction which prevents the promoter from using HOP’s trademarks, trade names and logos in connections of events during New York’s pride season.
The injunction restricts the promoters from advertising their events as ‘NYC Pride’.
Promoter Brandon Voss said in a statement: “It is absurd that any organization should own the word Pride used next to the name of our city. Especially one that is using this as a tactic to funnel revenue to itself by demanding fees for the right to call themselves
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