It’s been nearly a decade since Connor Curran and Dustin Paisley set out to create a clothing brand that felt uniquely Calgary. Chances are, you’ve seen their stuff around town.
So when a customer contacted Local Laundry in March of 2023 saying they saw an alarmingly similar T-shirt being sold at Walmart, the pair checked it out for themselves.The designs both feature two simple crossed lines and the letters C, A, N, but where Local Laundry features a maple leaf, Walmart has a moose.
Local Laundry said it contacted Walmart Canada through its infringement portal, but months later, the shirts are still on the shelves. They say Walmart declined to stop selling the product.Maple Leafs, Snoop Dogg in trademark tussle While the Canadian Intellectual Property Office grants intellectual property rights — like trademarks — it doesn’t enforce them.Local Laundry says it’s leaving all legal options on the table, but above all, they hope Canadians will choose to support local businesses.