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Had to do a double take. There’s an epic mom and pop bowling alley in town called Bowlero that’s completely unrelated to this. Just noticed their website explicitly states this in the footer.

https://bowlerodetroit.com/



That reminds me of the Burger King restaurant in Mattoon, IL. They had filed for a state trademark, only for the chain to come along with a federal trademark. The settlement ended up with them getting the rights to the name within a 20-mile radius of Mattoon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King_(Mattoon,_Illinois...


The whole reading this was in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoLJSmvsbs8




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