Law360, New York (July 24, 2009, 5:51 PM ET) -- A judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Westbury, N.Y., restaurant owner from using the name “Japonais” for his business in the wake of upscale Chicago-based restaurant brand Geisha LLC claiming he fraudulently squatted on the trademark Geisha has been using for a successful string of restaurants.
In an opinion issued Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Judge Joseph F. Bianco barred plaintiff Roy Tuccillo from using the mark “Japonais” in any fashion, arguing that Geisha had given...
Chicago Restaurant Wins Shutdown Of NY Copycat
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