Pornhub Sues New York Kebab Restaurant Over Saucy Copycat Branding: “Big Döner Energy”

The popular adult video site has found itself in a legal battle with a modest kebab restaurant named Döner Haus in Lower Manhattan.


It’s clear that the food and tech industries are becoming increasingly intertwined — you need only take a look over our review of Sydney’s first AI restaurant to see that — but this isn’t quite the way in which we expected that crossover to develop. Following hot on the heels of New York’s war on pizza, a Manhattan kebab house finds itself in a tussle centred around branding that bears a striking resemblance to Pornhub’s distinct orange-and-black logo…

MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub, has recently undergone a rebrand and has taken on a new name, Aylo, signifying its pursuit of a fresh start and a desire to shake off the somewhat lurid connotations that the former brand had developed in recent years. However, the dawn of this new identity has been marred by the company’s decision to take legal action against Döner Haus, a small eatery known for its German take on Turkish kebabs, as reported by Futurism.

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Pornhub Sues New York Kebab Restaurant Over Saucy Copycat Branding: “Big Döner Energy”