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No prob. Just some random bits I found looking around for clues whether there already were any decisions from US courts wrt whether Waffle House is a well-known
by rostigerpudel 1y ago
No prob. Just some random bits I found looking around for clues whether there already were any decisions from US courts wrt whether Waffle House is a well-known trademark:
Interestingly enough, Waffle House is mentioned in a 2007 article related to a US trademark law reform as an edge case [1].
This does not seem to be the first time that Waffle House appears to be overreaching: [2]. The balls to pull this off with a straight face, kudos to the colleagues.
An article from INTA relating to dilution [3].
[1] https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1864&context=shlj https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1864... page 458, last paragraph and footnote
[2] https://www.techdirt.com/2011/08/17/waffle-house-says-rap-song-called-waffle-house-violates-its-trademark/ https://www.techdirt.com/2011/08/17/waffle-house-says-rap-so...
[3] https://www.inta.org/fact-sheets/trademark-dilution-intended-for-a-non-legal-audience/ https://www.inta.org/fact-sheets/trademark-dilution-intended...