Luke Littler's lawyers 'threatening to sue pub for trademark infringement'

Luke Littler’s lawyers person allegedly threatened to writer a pub successful his hometown implicit plans to sanction the boozer ‘Nuke’s Sports Bar’ successful his honour.

Landlord Owen Williams ran a societal media canvass to stitchery opinions connected what the caller pub successful Warrington, Cheshire, should beryllium called — and punters were overwhelmingly successful favour of dedicating it to the town’s dart’s ace.

Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler made waves by becoming the youngest subordinate to triumph the 2024 World Championships, rapidly establishing himself arsenic 1 of the sport's apical competitors astatine conscionable 18-years-old.

His emergence to prominence has not lone earned him accolades connected the dartboard but besides a dedicated fanbase, making him a household sanction successful the darts world.

In honour of his success, Williams has decided to sanction his barroom aft Luke and has splashed retired £5,000 connected the branding. Nukes Sports Bar is acceptable to unfastened successful Warrington municipality centre this month.

But the 32-year-old has since reportedly received a missive from Littler’s lawyers astir a imaginable infringement concerning the presumption ‘the Nuke', 'Luke', and 'Luke The Nuke Littler'.

The missive mentions that the name, logo fonts, and purple and yellowish colour strategy are intimately linked to Littler, perchance starring customers to judge helium is affiliated with the bar.

It allegedly demands that Williams cease utilizing the word ‘Nuke’ successful the pub’s sanction by February 21, oregon look being taken to court.

In a Facebook station connected the Nukes Sports Bar page, Williams wrote: “We are definite this isn’t Luke himself and helium would beryllium arrogant to person a barroom recognising his achievements.

“Let’s tag him and spot if we tin halt the small antheral being crushed! commune for the small man.

“Unfortunately we whitethorn person to alteration our sanction earlier it's adjacent begun!”

Social media users were divided implicit the issue, with 1 idiosyncratic claiming the barroom is simply trying to “profit disconnected of his name”, whereas others were much sympathetic.

One idiosyncratic wrote: “I person to admit that erstwhile I archetypal saw the sanction you were utilizing for the barroom I thought that you whitethorn person immoderate litigation headed your way. You are fundamentally trying to currency successful connected the occurrence of Luke Littler.”

Another added: “ How atrocious erstwhile you are simply trying to admit however arrogant we are of young Luke seeing arsenic helium lives here.

“If the sanction has to alteration you could inactive sanction it with a transportation to darts for illustration 'The Little Oche' Sports barroom which isn’t saying his afloat surname and Oche is evidently successful notation to Darts!

“Good luck with it Owen anticipation you get a affirmative result and you tin transportation connected with the chosen name!”