Central Perk: Friends' coffee shop may soon be a reality, say reports

Get ready to drink far too much caffeine, fight over the sofas, and endure an endless array of "Smelly Cat" covers.

A few lucky Friends fans may have had the chance to visit Central Perk – or, at least, some recreated part of it, thanks to the touring FriendsFest experience.

However, if the reports are true, then a more permanent version of the iconic coffee establishment may become a reality; so get ready to drink far too much caffeine, fight over the sofas, and endure an endless array of “Smelly Cat” covers.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Warner Bros. Entertainment secured a copyright in January to use the name Central Perk for “coffee shop and café services.”

The trademark even includes use of the same logo as seen on the show: as the documents describe, “a shaded oval flanked by coffee cups with steam rising above them, with the banner bearing the stylised wording CENTRAL and the shaded oval bearing the stylised wording PERK with a coffee bean design on either side of the wording PERK.”

It’s also reported that Warner Bros. has further requested use of Central Perk on “toys, board games, and slot machines”, but the filings are yet to be approved.

Of course, the trademark doesn’t exactly ensure a Central Perk is coming to a location near you, but it certainly seems like a prospect a little to tempting for Warner Bros. to ignore.

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