UVER THE TOP: US Giant Uber Sue Tiny Firm Over Soundalike Name

Image shows the logo of the small organic shop 'Uver' in Griefswald, Germany, undated photo. US giant Uber Technologies filed a lawsuit demanding their the shop to rebrand in October 2022. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash) Image shows the logo of the small organic shop 'Uver' in Griefswald, Germany, undated photo. US giant Uber Technologies filed a lawsuit demanding their the shop to rebrand in October 2022. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash)
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31 October 2022
The owners of a small packaging-free shop called Uver in northern Germany have said they face bankruptcy after US giant Uber sued them over their name. Uver is a play on words in German for 'unverpackt' ('unpackaged') and 'Ufer' (the location on the Baltic Sea coast). But Uber's lawyers...