He called his business Tommy's Barber Shop because he thought people would have a hard time pronouncing his Vietnamese name, Thong. On May 9, Luong got a letter in the mail from lawyers representing Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop alleging trademark infringement and saying, "further use of the name Tommy's Barber Shop will cause confusion in the marketplace and depreciate the value." Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop has locations across Canada, including one in Dartmouth's Mic Mac Mall. Company apologizesIn a statement issued Thursday evening by Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop, the company apologized to Luong for "any undue stress" it has caused him. According to the Canadian Trademark Database, Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop first applied to register the trademark on its name in 2009, six years after Luong opened his shop.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2018 00:56 UTC