An online retailer selling jandals has been surprised by a cease and desist letter from lawyers informing him the word 'jandal' is trademarked.
The online discount apparel store, lastseason.co.nz, sells a surplus of the footwear on its site.
But the company director Chris Atkins said they received a lawyer's threatening legal action if they do not remove all references to 'jandals' on the website immediately.
"Like most Kiwis I guess we just thought jandals were a common word, like T-shirts or hoodie. It's a massive surprise to us, and we've got 50,000 people on Facebook and it's a huge surprise to everyone that's commented."
Chris Atkins said they're now considering other possible names like 'thongs' or 'flip-flops'.