Federal Express Suing Espresso Server

Federal Express, the world’s largest express delivery company, is suing one of the world’s smallest espresso delivery companies, claiming a coffee cart is violating its trademark.

Greg Judish runs Federal Espresso, a 12-foot coffee cart parked inside a grocery store in this Portland suburb. He says he doesn’t see anything wrong with the name or his winged coffee cup logo.

“They’ve been totally trying to bully me around and saying they’ll take me to court,” said Judish, 23. “I don’t plan on changing the name or anything.”

Judish saved up to open the cart and fulfill his dream of working for himself. Open nearly a year, Judish serves 100 cups of coffee on a good day, along with tea, biscotti and other snacks.

Federal Express, with 127,200 employees, carries 2.5 million packages a day to 211 countries around the world. In its lawsuit, the company says Federal Espresso is improperly and unfairly cashing in on its name.