MILWAUKEE, WI – Organizers of Summerfest in Milwaukee are not happy about the inaugural TC Summer Fest this weekend in downtown Minneapolis.
Milwaukee World Festival, Incorporated has filed a trademark lawsuit against the Minnesota Twins for hosting a music festival at Target Field called “Summer Fest.”
The lawsuit says the name of the Minnesota event is “confusingly similar in its entertainment and advertising” to Milwaukee’s Summerfest. The suit filed Thursday adds that a Facebook ad the Twins posted for the event led to comments wondering if the Minneapolis event was associated with Milwaukee’s Summerfest.
More than 50,000 people are expected in downtown Minneapolis this weekend for the inaugural TC Summer Fest. Minnesota Twins spokesman Matt Hodson said the ballpark is being transformed into a concert venue for two days.
