CBS Outdoor Name Change Is Trouble for Denver LGBT Publication

Out Front magazine is suing for unfair trade practices and misappropriation.

OutfrontMagazine_Oct1IssueWhen CBS Outdoor last fall spun off as Outfront Media Inc., it immediately caused problems for Denver-based LGBT publication Out Front magazine. Per a report in the Denver Business Journal by Greg Avery, the similarity of the two names and even more striking similarity of the two company logos has confused vendors as well as readers:

“They have advertisers who are sending us checks for billboards, and we have advertisers who are sending them checks for advertisements,” Out Front magazine owner and publisher Jerry Cunningham said.

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