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Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand

The Guardian · · 530 words · By John Bartlett
Intellectual Property/Trademark Law Celebrity Influence on Commerce
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The actor Pedro Pascal is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for his brand of the country’s national spirit: Pedro Piscal.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Pedro Pascal is involved in a legal battle with a Chilean pisco merchant regarding the brand name 'Pedro Piscal'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the official PEDRO website for the latest Men & Women bags, shoes & accessories. New styles updated weekly.
https://www.pedroshoes.com/us
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web search NEUTRAL — Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma (born 28 July 1987), known as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lazio. Pedro scored 99 goals in 321 appearances across …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_(footballer,_born_1987)
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 · PEDro has been designed to support the practice of evidence-based physiotherapy. It gives rapid access to the best research evaluating the effects of physiotherapy interventions.
https://pedro.org.au/
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“David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate that David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/pedro-pascal-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pedro Pascal has become the latest A-lister to take legal action against a brand with a cheeky, familiar-sounding name. The Game of Thrones actor, 51, is taking on a Chilean pisco merchant, David Herr…
https://www.tyla.com/entertainment/celebrity/pedro-pascal-la…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Herrera successfully registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco, a potent grape brandy, in shops and restaurants.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1399311-pedro-pascal-gets-…
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“Pascal, who was born in Chile and is a popular figure in his home country, did not attend a court hearing but filed to take control of the brand name on account of its similarity with his own name and brand.”
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The web search results confirm that Pedro Pascal is involved in the legal action due to the similarity with his name, and that he is connected to Chile. However, the specific details—that he did not attend a court hearing—are not independently corroborated by the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma (born 28 July 1987), known as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lazio. Pedro scored 99 goals in 321 appearances across …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_(footballer,_born_1987)
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 · PEDro has been designed to support the practice of evidence-based physiotherapy. It gives rapid access to the best research evaluating the effects of physiotherapy interventions.
https://pedro.org.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the official PEDRO website for the latest Men & Women bags, shoes & accessories. New styles updated weekly.
https://www.pedroshoes.com/us
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“Herrera is not the first Chilean entrepreneur to have found themselves facing down a Hollywood A-lister in court over a cheeky pun.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that David Herrera is not the first Chilean entrepreneur to face a Hollywood A-lister over a pun-based name, citing this fact.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first season of Narcos, an American crime thriller drama web television series produced and created by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro, follows the story of notorious drug kingpin Pab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcos_season_1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A mining accident began on 5 August 2010 with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. Thirt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Copiapó_mining_accident
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an index listing Chilean films ordered by year of release.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chilean_films
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“A honey business calling itself Miel Gibson – using a still from Braveheart on the label – won the right to keep using the name after the actor sued.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that a honey business named Miel Gibson, using a still from Braveheart, won the right to keep its name after being sued by an actor.
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web search NEUTRAL — Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior Sir William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braveheart
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web search NEUTRAL — That was the origin of Miel Gibson, the tiniest and scrappiest of businesses, which catered, according to the label, “Only to the brave.”Ms. Arancibia said Miel Gibson intends to keep its name but pla…
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/world/americas/honey-mel-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A honey business calling itself Miel Gibson – using a still from Braveheart on the label – won the right to keep using the name after the actor sued.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/pedro-pascal-p…
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“In 2020, DC Comics went after a bakery in Santiago that had called itself Superpan for three decades and used images of Clark Kent and his famous “S” symbol. The bakery emerged victorious.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that in 2020, DC Comics sued a bakery in Santiago named Superpan for using Clark Kent imagery, and the bakery ultimately won the right to use the name.
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web search NEUTRAL — Some bakeries provide services for special occasions (such as weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties, business networking events, etc.) or customized baked products for people who have allergies or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakery
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2020, DC Comics went after a bakery in Santiago that had called itself Superpan for three decades and used images of Clark Kent and his famous “S” symbol. The bakery emerged victorious.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/pedro-pascal-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — After nearly three years of litigation with entertainment giant DC Comics, a small neighborhood bakery in Chile has retained the right to use the brand “Superpan”. 41-year-old Gonzalo Montenegro has b…
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/dc-comics-sues-chilean-ba…
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“And across town, not far from a printing business named Harry Plotter, Matías Jara runs Star Wash, a car wash service that borrows liberally from the Star Wars canon – and even uses its famous font.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Matías Jara runs a car wash called Star Wash that borrows elements and uses the font from the Star Wars canon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Photograph: Matías Jara/Star Wash.Star Wash won its initial legal battle with Lucasfilm, the rights holder to the Star Wars franchise, to keep using the name but is still waiting for a ruling in anoth…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/pedro-pascal-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — An employee of car wash company Star Wash is dressed as Star Wars character Boba Fett.Key points: The car wash owner said he was in the process of registering his brand with the Chilean patent authori…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/lucasfilm-sues-chilea…
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web search NEUTRAL — “They say our name ‘Star Wash’ leads to confusion as someone can come with the intention to buy a movie, a helmet, or a figure they sell,” car wash owner Matias Jara told Reuters. “This is not the cas…
https://news.circuitmessenger.com/the-disney-empire-strikes-…
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“Once a month, motorists can get their footwells vacuumed under the watchful gaze of Chewbacca or sit at the wheel while a gaggle of Stormtroopers supervise the polishing of their windshield, as the forecourt has become a popular meetup place for cosplayers.”
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The specific details about Chewbacca vacuuming footwells or Stormtroopers polishing windshields are only detailed in one web search result, although the general context of the car wash being a popular cosplayer spot is supported by the surrounding evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Star Wash won its initial legal battle with Lucasfilm, the rights holder to the Star Wars franchise, to keep using the name but is still waiting for a ruling in another case that could force Jara to c…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/pedro-pascal-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — by Star Wash.We will provide you with all kinds of car wash videos & detailing entertainment and purely satisfying videos! If you want to see some insane transformations of dirty vehicles, barn finds,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNS1WmbBG8
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web search NEUTRAL — Смотрите онлайн «[LetsPostIt] Shrooms Q – Mobile Car Wash» от автора BRAZUCA. Хорошее качество видео без регистрации в бесплатном видеокаталоге ВКонтакте. Опубликовано 24 января 2026. 83018 — просмотр…
https://vk.com/video-231102737_456240018
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“Star Wash won its initial legal battle with Lucasfilm, the rights holder to the Star Wars franchise, to keep using the name but is still waiting a ruling in another case that could force Jara to change the company’s name.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, despite the claim being about the Star Wash legal battle. The evidence provided for this claim was empty.
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“He said he and his cousins were partial to a piscola – pisco and Coca-Cola poured over ice – and would call it a piscal.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, despite the claim being about the 'piscal' drink mixture.
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“Juan Pablo Silva, the managing partner at the firm representing Pascal, said he was unable to comment on an ongoing case.”
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“However, he highlighted initial rulings that transferred ownership of two online domains from Herrera to Pascal, as well as the actor successfully trademarking his name, as reasons for the firm’s optimism over a decision that could come before the end of the year.”
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