Overview
- Court filings made public July 6 and 7 show a New York sneaker company sued Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and their Kansas City steakhouse, seeking an injunction to block use of the restaurant’s numeric name.
- Kelce and Mahomes have responded by arguing the New York federal court lacks personal jurisdiction because they and the restaurant are based in Kansas City.
- The plaintiff says the pair’s national advertising and brand reach create sufficient New York contacts and that it holds earlier trademark rights to the number.
- Reports disagree on the exact number at issue (sources variously cite 1587 and 1857), a discrepancy that matters to who can claim priority in trademark records.
- A judge denied the sneaker company’s emergency shutdown request in March and the restaurant remains open, but the jurisdiction fight and review of trademark filings could force a name change or limits on merch sales.