DC Spy Museum in New Cold War With New York’s KGB Museum (1)

Washington D.C.'s International Spy Museum has accused the KGB Spy Museum in New York of stealing its trademarks.

The International Spy Museum said in a lawsuit that the KGB Spy Museum, which recently opened in Manhattan, infringed its registered “International Spy Museum” and “Spy Museum” trademarks while using a similar red-and-black color scheme on its website.

The Washington also accused the New York museum of deceptive practices, such as temporarily listing the International Spy Museum’s phone number on its website.

The complaint, filed Jan. 22 in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, said the new ...