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I'm not sure what you mean by "sanctioned". Trademark law is very specific and this lawsuit is entirely about the logo on the website. I'm not aware of any law

• delinka 11y ago
  A "sanctioned" relationship would mean that the restaurant does indeed endorse the reseller. And how's a consumer to know the difference?
• dragonwriter 11y ago
  > I'm not aware of any law that could prevent someone from going to a restaurant, buying food, and delivering it to whomever they wish. DoorDash isn't just delivering the food it buys, it is selling it (unlike a normal third-party restauarant delivery service, where the customer purchases food from the restaurant -- possibly with an extra delivery service charge -- and the restauarant hires the delivery company to delivery it to the customer.) Selling food to customers is regulated and requires various permits, and selling food to resellers is separately regulated from selling to consumers (and the restaurants DoorDash is buying from may well not be properly permitted to sell to resellers.) Sure, I can buy food at In-N-Out, drive it to someone, and give it to them, but if I start a business of reselling food from In-N-Out or other restaurants, there are a host of legal issues involved (and not just trademark issues of trading on those restaurants' brands and logos.)