Tony Gonzalez comments on Travis Kelce considering retirement
Tony Gonzalez comments on Travis Kelce considering retirement
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are named in a lawsuit filed by sneaker company 1587 Sneakers alleging trademark infringement.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on February 17, alleging that 1587 Prime, a Kansas City steakhouse owned by the Chiefs star, is hurting the sneaker business, according to court records.
The restaurant will open on September 17, 2025 and will be named after Mahomes and Kelce’s jersey numbers. The lawsuit states that 1587 Sneakers began selling its products on April 13, 2023, and claims it should be the first company to do so. The 1587 sneaker is named after 1587, the year Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders first arrived in America.
The company has not applied for the “1587” trademark until October 2025, according to ESPN, adding that the application is still under review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, adding that the trademark is in the clothing category. This is different from “1587 Prime,” which was filed in December 2023 and falls under the bar and restaurant category.
“I think this is a difficult case for sneaker companies,” Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney at Gerben IP, which doesn’t represent either party, told ESPN. “Trademarks can coexist in different industries. … Given that the trademarks are essentially the same here, are a restaurant and a shoe company too close together? Could consumers be confused by thinking they are affiliated with each other?”
1587 Sneakers says in its lawsuit that it sells its shoes and clothing nationally, meaning it reaches every state. In addition, they have been featured in the Boston Globe, Teen Vogue, news stations like ABC and NBC, and even on “Shark Tank.”
The shoe company claims the steakhouse is causing confusion among consumers, with many people contacting the company believing it is affiliated with 1587 Prime.
1587 Sneakers is asking the restaurant to stop using its name, stop selling products bearing it, and be awarded punitive damages.
