Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have been named in a lawsuit by sneaker company, 1587 Sneakers, alleging trademark infringement.
According to court records, the suit was filed on Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claiming that the Kansas City steakhouse owned by the Chiefs' stars, 1587 Prime, is harming the sneaker's business.
The restaurant opened on Sept. 17, 2025 and was named after the jersey numbers of Mahomes and Kelce. The suit indicates that 1587 Sneakers began selling its product on April 13, 2023 – claiming that they should have first use in this case. 1587 Sneakers is named after the year "1587," to mark the year that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders first arrived in America.
The company didn't apply for the "1587" trademark until Oct. 2025, and the application is still under review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to ESPN, adding that the trademark is in the clothing category. That is different than "1587 Prime," which was filed in Dec. 2023 and falls into the bar and restaurant category.
"I think it's a tough case for the sneaker company," trademark attorney Josh Gerben of Gerben IP, who doesn't represent either party, told ESPN. "Trademarks can coexist in different industries. ... Given that the marks are essentially identical here, is a restaurant and a shoe company too close? Are consumers likely to be confused in thinking they are affiliated with one another?"
