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Buc-ee’s sues another small business over logo after John Oliver segment

It's another battle of the beavers.

The Hill By Avery Feldman, Kayla Farris, Trey Brown, Channing King, Addy Bink Aug 4, 2026, 1:33 PM Captured Aug 4, 2026, 1:58 PM

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BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) — While a late-night TV host is calling on Buc-ee’s to sue him, the Texas-based travel center has instead set its sights on yet another small business.

Buc-ee’s, which opened its first location in Ohio earlier this year, is suing Beaver’s Mini Mart in Beavercreek, Ohio, for what it alleges is trademark infringement.

In the suit, filed days ago, Buc-ee’s alleges that the Mini Mart’s cartoon beaver mascot is too similar to its own, with its “wide eyes and a smile” that also “uses red as a predominant color,” and could cause confusion.

The new Buc-ee’s location in Huber Heights, Ohio, is 16 miles from Beaver’s Mini Mart.

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“Reading into it more that Buc-ee’s has gone after other companies over this… It just put a bad taste in my mouth because they just seem like such a fun company,” resident Sam Bryan told Nexstar’s WDTN. “To see this, that they’re coming after a small business like this, it upset me like it did a lot of Beavercreek residents.”
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In the suit, filed days ago, Buc-ee’s alleges that the Mini Mart’s cartoon beaver mascot is too similar to its own, with its “wide eyes and a smile” that also “uses red as a predominant color,” and could cause confusion.

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