ee’s After Chain Targets Another Beaver

Key Points:

• Two weeks after John Oliver challenged Buc-ee’s to sue him over trademark issues, the Texas gas station chain filed a lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart, a small convenience store in Beavercreek, Ohio, claiming its beaver logo is too similar to Buc-ee’s own.
• Oliver criticized the lawsuit on Last Week Tonight, highlighting the differences between the two businesses, including Beaver’s Mini Mart’s long-standing presence since 2019 without gas pumps, and Buc-ee’s recent Ohio expansion located 16 miles away.
• He emphasized the local significance of beaver imagery in Beavercreek, noting support from the community and local businesses rallying behind Beaver’s Mini Mart, including fundraisers to aid its legal defense.
• Oliver announced that his show's “Buc-Off” merchandise campaign, which had raised nearly half a million dollars for charity, would remain open as long as Buc-ee’s continues its legal action against Beaver’s Mini Mart.
• Despite Buc-ee’s not suing Last Week Tonight directly, Oliver remains defiant and hopeful for a legal confrontation that could culminate in a public spectacle, keeping the campaign and attention on Buc-ee’s aggressive trademark enforcement.