The case in summary: Restaurant owner Ibrahim Tas in Porsgrunn plans to open a bar with the name Stordalen Pub og Cocktailbar. Petter Stordalen has reacted to this and is threatening to claim compensation if the name is not removed. Tas has been given until 14 October to remove the name, but says he will not give up. Stordalen believes that the use of his name and trademark may create associations that he has given permission or is behind the company or the operation, which is not the case. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The nightlife in Porsgrunn will soon get a new addition. Restaurant owner Ibrahim Tas is looking forward to being able to put up the Stordalen Pub and Cocktailbar sign on the wall in Storgata. A strawberry can also be seen on the logo. It was Varden who mentioned the case first. – I think it’s a very nice name that fits our concept, he says. Ibrahim Tas in Porsgrunn Photo: Lars Tore Endresen / news Ibrahim Tas runs the restaurant Oscars Brasserie in Nordengården. Nordengården was previously part of the Bratsberg group’s property. There, Simon Stordalen is the managing director. Tas says the name of the cocktail bar is meant as a poke in the side to Simon Stordalen, Petter Stordalen’s nephew. Oscars Brasserie is part of the Nordengården in Porsgrunn Photo: Lars Tore Endresen / news According to Tas, there have been several disagreements between him and Simon Stordalen. Among other things, there must have been disagreements about the lease and joint costs. news has been in contact with Simon Stordalen, who will not comment on the matter. The plans for the name of the bar have not gone unnoticed. They have reached the head office of Stordalen’s Strawberry hotel chain in Fredrik Stangs gate. – I have no comment on this, says Petter Stordalen in a longer telephone conversation with news. Demands that the name be removed Stordalen does not want his family name to be used in this context, and through his lawyer has sent a long letter in which he threatens to demand compensation if the name is not removed. Lawyer Linn E. Drejer-Dølvik in Ro Sommernes’ law firm. Photo: Ro Sommernes law firm – We have no comment other than that the situation is that when someone uses one’s name and uses one’s trademark, it is normal to ask for permission. So says Linn E. Drejer-Dølvik at Ro Sommernes’ law firm. – This has not been done in this case, she adds. Ibrahim Tas has been given until 14 October to remove the name. Here is an extract from the letter the law firm Ro Sommernes has sent restaurant owner Ibrahim Tas. Drejer-Dølvik says Petter Stordalen wants to protect his name and trademark. – When both of these are used together, this can create associations that Petter Stordalen has given permission or is behind the company or the operation, she says. – This is not the case, and therefore legal measures will be initiated to stop it, states the lawyer. Won’t give up Tas says he won’t give up. He will open the bar with the name Stordalen Pub and Cocktailbar next month. – If Petter Stordalen wants to meet me in court, I am ready for it. – But do you realize that both the name and the strawberry in the logo can be associated with the company and the family name? – He must understand that strawberries are not golden. He has changed the color of his logo. He should know that the traditional color of the strawberry is red, says Tas. The new pub and cocktail bar will be located here. Photo: Lars Tore Endresen / news In September, Petter Stordalen started his own beer company which will deliver beer and sides to shops and night clubs. Ibrahim Tas says he is more than happy to serve Stordalen’s beer in his new bar. – I am very happy to serve both his wine and beer, and Petter is most welcome here, he smiles. Hi Thank you for reading. Do you have tips or input for this matter or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email! Published 11.10.2024, at 15.57
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