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Fighting fire with fire: federal court orders cancellation of Firehouse Subs’ trademark after jury finds fraud on the PTO

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
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  • December 8 2011

The Federal District Court for the District of South Carolina recently upheld a jury verdict against Firehouse Restaurant Group, Inc. (FRG), the owner of the “Firehouse Subs” sandwich chain, creating potentially significant challenges for the franchise system and providing a cautionary tale to franchisors and other federal trademark applicants

Could internet advertising drag a Texas franchisee into a Pennsylvania court?

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 6 2011

A Pennsylvania Federal Court recently refused to dismiss a case filed by a hotel guest and his wife against franchisor Hampton Inns, its Texas franchisee Allen Stacy Hotel, Ltd