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The Name Didn’t Stay With the Building
Ownership of the trademark for a location-based business, like a restaurant, a theater, or a hotel, is always interesting. I don’t think there is any consistent outcome; it depends on the very specific facts of the given situation. Today’s installment is about a little bakery called The Long Grove Apple Haus. The original business owner, […] Continue reading
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Another Restaurant Name Dispute
Specimen One of the most common scenarios where trademark ownership disputes arise is between the owner of the building and the operator of the business in the building. There was the newsworthy “Tavern on the Green” case, where the City of New York successfully retained ownership of the name for the landmark building in Central […] Continue reading
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The City Owns “Tavern on the Green”
You just can’t trust your readership. When the City of New York first claimed that it owned the name of the landmark New York City restaurant “Tavern on the Green,” I posted a poll asking readers’ opinion. The result from the many, many voters (15) was resoundingly in favor of the restaurant. We were wrong, […] Continue reading
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The Restaurant Owns It, of Course
When the dispute over the ownership of the name of the famous restaurant “Tavern on the Green” started, I posted a poll asking whether the restaurant or New York City owned the name. The results are in, with responses overwhelmingly in favor of the restaurant, 93% to 6% (okay, well there were only 15 votes). […] Continue reading
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