A sneaker firm or a restaurant? That’s the query.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are in some proverbial sizzling water after a sneaker firm sued them and their restaurant companions for trademark infringement.
The authorized grievance reportedly alleges that the Chiefs gamers’ restaurant, 1587 Prime, infringes on the title of the sneaker firm, 1587 Sneakers, based on a Friday, February 20, report by ESPN.
Mahomes and Kelce, together with enterprise associate Noble 33, opened the steakhouse final 12 months, utilizing their respective jersey numbers as inspiration for the restaurant’s moniker. (Mahomes wears No. 15 and Kelce wears No. 87).
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes look like placing the ultimate touches on their new steakhouse. In an Instagram carousel shared by Travis, 35, and Jason Kelce’s joint account on Tuesday, Might 27, the inside and exterior of Travis and Mahomes’ 1587 Prime was lastly revealed. “First take a look at Travis & Patrick’s new steakhouse, 1587 (…)
In accordance with the ESPN report, 1587 Sneakers began promoting its footwear in April 2023, properly earlier than Mahomes and Kelce opened their restaurant. However the sneaker enterprise didn’t apply for the “1587” trademark till October 2025, and the appliance is reportedly nonetheless below assessment by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Workplace.
Mahomes and Kelce utilized for his or her trademark in December 2023.
Notably, the sneaker firm’s trademark utility is within the clothes class, whereas the restaurant trademark falls below the bar and restaurant class.
“I feel it’s a tricky case for the sneaker firm,” trademark lawyer Josh Gerben instructed ESPN of the case (Gerben doesn’t characterize both celebration on this case). “Emblems can coexist in numerous industries. … Provided that the marks are primarily similar right here, is a restaurant and a shoe firm too shut? Are shoppers prone to be confused in considering they’re affiliated with each other?”
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce.
Bryan M. Bennett/Getty PhotosThe sneaker firm can be claiming attire infringement as a result of the restaurant sells clothes in addition to meals. They allege that “scores of shoppers” have reached out to 1587 Sneakers believing that the corporate is linked with the 1587 Prime restaurant.
“From the onset, we’ve got communicated a honest perception that there’s room for mutual respect and understanding,” 1587 Sneakers co-founder Adam King stated in a written assertion to ESPN. “That perception has not modified, and we proceed to hope to resolve this matter amicably.”
1587 Prime, the brand new steakhouse owned by Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, is coming to Kansas Metropolis later this 12 months, and the 2 Chiefs stars had an opportunity to pattern the menu. Mahomes, 29, and Kelce, 35, stopped by the restaurant, which posted a video of their expertise through its Instagram account on Tuesday, July (…)
1587 Sneakers appeared on the TV present “Shark Tank” in 2024, the place start-up corporations pitch their concepts to potential buyers in an try to realize funding and notoriety. The sneaker model didn’t obtain any investments from the present.
Mahomes and Kelce are within the midst of their offseason restoration after a comparatively disappointing season for the Chiefs, ending with a 6-11 file and lacking out on the postseason for the primary time for the reason that 2014 season.
Each gamers have had a vastly completely different offseason to this point, with Mahomes specializing in recovering from his ACL tear, which he suffered on December 14, and Kelce coping with the swirling rumors of his potential retirement.
“Each season ends for me, I simply put my ft up and I be a human, as a result of I’ve been placing my physique by the wringer for the love of it,” Kelce stated on the January 7 episode of his “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce. “I do get pleasure from taking part in soccer and the bodily side of it, I feel there’s one thing about feeling the wear and tear and tear of the soccer season, simply preparing for a sport figuring out your physique’s f***ing beat down. I feel there’s one thing to it, it makes you simply really feel like a mangy animal that’s out right here simply discovering a solution to survive.”