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Venture capital can be a vital source of funding and support for emerging companies in the healthy food and beverage space. In addition to providing capital, venture capitalists may offer strategic guidance, networking...more
The Learned Concierge Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
The food industry is generally considered recession-resistant and less susceptible to economic downturns than other sectors, making it an attractive investment for private equity firms seeking stable returns. The increasing...more
Think about your favorite pizza restaurant. What sets it apart from the frozen pizza you could pick up from your local grocery store? Is it the cheese-stuffed crust? The quality of the pepperoni?...more
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between a restaurant and a craft cookie maker, over the use of similar marks for cookies. ...more
The great pizza wars of 2021 are not what you might expect. While the courts will never be able to resolve the question of who (or where) makes the best pie, a pair of decisions from the last few weeks did resolve contentious...more
The Los Angeles area is home to iconic food innovators, family-run restaurants of every ethnic stripe, and competition-winning restaurateurs. A successful restaurant or food and beverage company is also a business enterprise...more
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In a case “test[ing] the limits of the extraterritorial application of the Copyright and Lanham Acts,” the D.C. Circuit affirms the dismissal of design-your-own pizza restaurant &pizza’s lawsuit against an Edinburgh-based...more
Trademark registration is essential for small business owners who are looking to build and protect the brand within their community. But when a competitor opens up down the street with the same or similar name, trademark...more
In a decision of first impression issued last week, the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee held, in Gus’s Franchisor, LLC v. Terrapin Restaurant Partners, LLC, that the COVID-19 pandemic did...more
Ensuring a healthy food industry supply chain is vital as we cope with the effects of the current pandemic. With shortages in some areas and massive waste in others, the industry must consider ways to pivot their thinking and...more
Keep your business in the know during the COVID-19 outbreak. With information concerning the Coronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly evolving, DRM is committed to providing you relevant and timely guidance on how to navigate this...more
The Federal Circuit in In re JC Hospitality LLC recently affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s refusal to register the service mark THE JOINT for a venue offering...more
Manhattan restaurant Sottolio, Inc., d/b/a Norma Gastronomia Siciliana hired Giuseppe Manco—“a noted Italian pizza chef, or pizzaiolo”—to consult on its menu. At the same time, Manco and his wife purchased a 9% interest in...more
I’ve lost track of how many lawsuits I’ve seen between co-owners of New York City restaurants. It’s not surprising given the high percentage of restaurant failures in an intensely competitive market with high rents, high...more
The alcohol industry has seen a veritable explosion in trademark filings from craft and independent brewers, distillers and wineries. This upsurge means trademarks are coming into conflict more and more often in the...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Mass. Governor Vetoes Raw Milk Bill - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has vetoed a state environmental bond bill containing a provision that would allow raw milk sales at farm...more
When you think about protecting a business firm’s intellectual property (IP), usually you think about protecting it from infringement by external actors. But there also are internal threats — even mortal ones — to the...more
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (“NJTA”) was forced to pay a big toll when the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”), dismissed its opposition to a pizza restaurant’s...more
US, EU Near Agreement on Shellfish Trade - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to allow the import of raw bivalve molluscan shellfish—including clams, mussels, oysters and scallops—harvested in the...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comment on whether the agency should continue to collect information about foodborne illnesses in restaurants. The proposal would extend studies of risk...more
Judgment of the General Court, 16 January 2018 in case T-398/16, Starbucks Corp. vs EUIPO* In 2014, Starbucks opposed the below EUTM application seeking protection for “services for providing drinks“, services for which...more