Didn’t see the value, but am glad ZOO KEYS are back, so am happy we got them this trip for future visits. We did the power bracelets for the extra $10 for Wife and I (son entry was entirely free). 22 month old had a blast but a stroller or wagon is 100% necessary. If it happens enough where you have to post signs, maybe a restructuring of their environment needs to be considered? - Beer was surprisingly affordable at $8 for a 16oz IPA. There are signs everywhere explaining sometimes that happens, but we’re there to watch animals. Very disappointed to not see a single Gorilla inside or outside. I miss Monkey Island (which I remember as a kid was just dozens of monkeys living together). Thanks to the elephant trainer (20 something ? female) who went out of her way to spend time with us at 458pm! - We were surprised that our bags weren’t checked at all. Literally everyone we encountered was great and many provided unsolicited information and guidance. Got nostalgic driving down the long hill to entrance. A few bullet points: - Haven’t been here in 30 years (just moved back to CLE). You can contact Megan at 41, or via Twitter. Megan Guza is a Tribune-Review staff writer. In the meantime, Cleveland attorneys are also seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the Pittsburgh zoo from using the festival name while the case works its way through the courts. The Cleveland zoo is seeking payment of damages, attorneys fees, and other court costs - as well as for the Pittsburgh zoo to cease using the name and stop promotion of the event. It claims about 8% of last year's attendees live in Western Pennsylvania and Youngstown. The lawsuit claims the Cleveland Metropark Zoo will suffer losses because of Pittsburgh's marketing of the event, noting that people from more than 100 Pennsylvania cities bought tickets to the Cleveland event. Cleveland attorneys note in the lawsuit they became aware of Pittsburgh's event June 22. Petersburg predated the Cleveland zoo event by a year.Īttorneys for the Pittsburgh zoo also claim the Cleveland zoo filed its federal trademark application - for "Asian Lantern Festival Cleveland Metroparks Zoo" - three days before filing the lawsuit on July 2. The filing points to light shows with the phrase "Asian Lantern Festival" at zoos across the country: Louisville Zoo, the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and the Blank Park Zoo in Iowa. In its own filing, Pittsburgh zoo representatives called the lawsuit an "audacious attempt to claim intellectual property rights," noting the phrase Asian Lantern Festival has been used to describe events and traditions that have existed "for over two millennia." The lawsuit alleges Pittsburgh's use of the name Asian Lantern Festival is "likely to cause confusion, cause mistake and deceive consumers as to the source, origin, affiliation, connection or association of the Pittsburgh zoo's light show." Pittsburgh zoo officials, according to the filings, told their counterparts in Cleveland they would consider renaming the event in the future but made no promises. That was followed up with a June 29 cease-and-desist letter, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims the Pittsburgh zoo's advertisements are using photos from the Cleveland zoo's lantern festival.Ĭleveland zoo officials claim in the lawsuit they sent an email to Pittsburgh zoo management June 25, which they said went unanswered. "At no time," according to the lawsuit, "did Cleveland Metroparks authorize Pittsburgh zoo to use the Asian Lantern Festival mark." It further claims that Pittsburgh began advertising its light show at the same time tickets for the Cleveland show opened ticket sales. It is billed as the Asian Lantern Festival and referred to as "a bold new adventure" for the zoo. 30, according to the Pittsburgh zoo's website. The show is currently scheduled for certain days from Aug. The lawsuit alleges that staff from the Pittsburgh zoo visited the lantern festival in Cleveland in 2020 to "determine whether Pittsburgh Zoo would like to host a light show of its own." Pittsburgh zoo officials contracted with the same company, Tianyu Arts and Culture, to present a light show in Pittsburgh. 7-The Cleveland zoo is suing the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium for trademark infringement, claiming the Pittsburgh zoo's upcoming Asian Lantern Festival is a ripoff of the Cleveland zoo's annual event in place since 2018.Ĭleveland Metroparks alleged in the federal lawsuit filed last week that the zoo has held an annual light show called the Asian Lantern Festival for the past three years, and attendees include those from the Western Pennsylvania and Youngstown regions.
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