Battle brews over coffee logos

A copyright battle is brewing in Shanghai that could eventually lead to a tempest in a coffee cup.

US-based Starbucks Coffee Inter-national is considering taking legal action against a local company, which registered a name that sounds similar to the ubiquitous coffee shop and also uses a green logo that is nearly identical to that owned by the world's most famous coffee chain.

The local shop registered Xingbake in January, 2000 before Starbucks opened its first store in Shanghai on Huaihai Road on May 4, 2000.

While starbucks doesn't use the name Xingbake in its stores, many Chinese people refer to the chain by that name. Xing means star in Chinese, and bake sounds a little like bucks, making it a popular name for the chain across China.

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