Monster Mini Golf Wins Lawsuit Against Monster Cable Over Trademark Infringement
A chain of indoor miniature golf courses has won its battle to continue using the name “monster.” Monster Mini Golf of Rancho Cordova and the company that sells the miniature golf franchises were both being sued for trademark infringement by Monster Cable. This Bay Area company that makes electronic components is notoriously aggressive in protecting the monster name, even if, it seems, the other “monster” companies don’t offer any competition to their product line. In the lawsuit, Monster Cable claimed the indoor golf courses “are likely to cause confusion” with Monster Cable’s portfolio of trademarks, which include Monster Park in San Francisco.
Monster Mini Golf co-founder Christina Vitagliano of Providence, Rhode Island said she has been fighting with Monster Cable for three years over the name of her company. A breakthrough finally came when she was able to speak directly with Monster Cable founder Noel Lee and the parties were able to come to a resolution.
The result is that Monster Cable has agreed to drop its suit and will pay all legal fees, which Vitagliano said run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“We are the first people to ever accomplish this with Monster Cable,” Vitagliano says. Monster Cable currently has trademark infringement lawsuits in progress against other companies.
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Went to Monster Golf Thursday evening and had a great time. With the Old Spaghetti Factory's 40th anniversary discounted dinners to under $3, Monster had a deluge of customers.
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