- Oct 9, 1999
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Hey, it's NEWS! This is all part of my initiative to put the 'N' back in P&N, so shut yer yammering gob!
Taco Bell fighting the owner of the trademark in 49 states.
"The fast food chain fittingly picked a Tuesday (May 16) to file a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel two trademarks on the taco-promoting slogans. The California-based company said it “seeks no damages or trademark rights.” Instead, it’s seeking “common sense for usage of a common term.”
[...]
Rival chain Taco John’s has owned the trademark in 49 states for the past 34 years. Other restaurants and companies must seek permission to use “Taco Tuesday” in branding and advertising, or risk legal action. A small business called Gregory’s owns the registration in New Jersey. Taco Bell has filed a petition to cancel Gregory’s registration in that one state, too."
^^^ I came upon this critically important piece of news through the news aggregation site Numlock News. Like that site title? Then you might just be a member of Anandtech.com!
Anywho, what prompted me to alert all you fine fellows (and the one possible female amongst us) was the following phrase in Numlock's announcement:
"Taco Bell, with its 15,638 eateries that sell food that occasionally resembles tacos, is hoping to free the phrase up from Taco John’s, which has around 400 locations."
Because, as so many of us tragically know, after consuming Taco Bell, you do need to get to your very own "taco john."
GIGO, amIrite?
Taco Bell fighting the owner of the trademark in 49 states.
"The fast food chain fittingly picked a Tuesday (May 16) to file a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel two trademarks on the taco-promoting slogans. The California-based company said it “seeks no damages or trademark rights.” Instead, it’s seeking “common sense for usage of a common term.”
[...]
Rival chain Taco John’s has owned the trademark in 49 states for the past 34 years. Other restaurants and companies must seek permission to use “Taco Tuesday” in branding and advertising, or risk legal action. A small business called Gregory’s owns the registration in New Jersey. Taco Bell has filed a petition to cancel Gregory’s registration in that one state, too."
^^^ I came upon this critically important piece of news through the news aggregation site Numlock News. Like that site title? Then you might just be a member of Anandtech.com!
Anywho, what prompted me to alert all you fine fellows (and the one possible female amongst us) was the following phrase in Numlock's announcement:
"Taco Bell, with its 15,638 eateries that sell food that occasionally resembles tacos, is hoping to free the phrase up from Taco John’s, which has around 400 locations."
Because, as so many of us tragically know, after consuming Taco Bell, you do need to get to your very own "taco john."
GIGO, amIrite?
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