Obama OFC restaurant changes name

Obama OFC restaurant changes name

A small restaurant in China called Obama OFC, by netizens has changed its name to UFO.

The signboard of the eatery initially bore the letters 'OFC' and a likeness image of United States president Barack Obama.

Opened on Oct 8, the restaurant in Beijing has sincechanged its name to UFO, after it sparked a hot discussion online recently, according to Beijing Times.

KFC published a statement saying OFC had infringed the right of trademark and threatened to resort to legal action.

Many netizens took to their weibo to criticise the restaurant, which also sells hamburgers, saying that it was a copycat of KFC.

However, the restaurant was praised by some for its creative idea, dubbing it a flagship restaurant of Obama OFC.

"We changed the name in fear of infringing other's right", said Zhu Baolai, one of the owners, who are all university students. They run the restaurant in their spare time. China Daily

Published Oct 13 2011